Formica talbotae
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Formica talbotae alate queen | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | Formica |
Species: | F. talbotae
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Binomial name | |
Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
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Formica talbotae is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is native to the United States.[1] It is named after entomologist Mary Talbot.[2] It is a species of inquiline workerless parasites that take over nests who have recently lost their queens.
References
- ^ a b Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Formica talbotae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T8650A12925354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T8650A12925354.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Kannowski, Paul B. "A Myrmecologist's Life: An Appreciation of Mary Talbot" (PDF). The Natural History of the Ants of Michigan's E. S. George Reserve. Miscellaneous Publications. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. pp. 211–215.
External links
Media related to Formica talbotae at Wikimedia Commons
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