Forelius Emery

Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68 : 26

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scientific name	Forelius Emery
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Genus Forelius Emery

These are hyperactive, thermophilic, groundnesting ants, with two species ( F. mccooki and F. pruinosus ) in California. Colonies are polygynous, and the workers have conspicuous foraging trails. Some nest series consist of individuals phenotypically intermediate between F. mccooki and F. pruinosus , indicating the possibility of introgression between the two forms. Taxonomic difficulties with the group have been discussed previously (under “Taxonomic Changes”).

Species identification: key in Wheeler and Wheeler (1986g). Additional references: Cuezzo (2000), Holway et al. (2002), Scheffrahn et al. (1984), Shattuck (1992 c), Snelling and George (1979), Yensen et al. (1980).

References

Holway, D. A., Suarez, A. V. & Case, T. J. (2002) Role of abiotic factors in governing susceptibility to invasion: a test with Argentine ants. Ecology, 83, 1610 - 1619.

Scheffrahn, R. H., Gaston, L. K., Sims, J. J. & Rust, M. K. (1984) Defensive ecology of Forelius foetidus and its chemosystematic relationship to F. (= Iridomyrmex) pruinosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae). Environmental Entomology, 13, 1502 - 1506.

Yensen, N., Yensen, E. & Yensen, D. (1980) Intertidal ants from the Gulf of California, Mexico. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 73, 266 - 269.

Cuezzo, F. (2000) Revision del genero Forelius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae). Sociobiology, 35, 197 - 275.

Shattuck, S. O. (1992 c) Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology, 21, 1 - 181.

Snelling, R. R. & George, C. D. (1979) The taxonomy, distribution and ecology of California desert ants. Report to California Desert Plan Program, Bureau of Land Management, U. S. Dept. Interior. 335 pp. + 89 pp.

Wheeler, G. C. & Wheeler, J. (1986 g) The ants of Nevada. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, vii + 138 pp.