Formica angusticollis, Jerdon, T. C., 1851

Jerdon, T. C., 1851, A catalogue of the species of ants found in southern India., Madras Journal of Literature and Science 17, pp. 103-127 : 120-121

publication ID

4764

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FB264387-6556-4A30-B9E3-B490D5A1293A

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6297922

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F87F4160-8B3F-4C82-E96F-FDFA20A24E12

treatment provided by

Christiana

scientific name

Formica angusticollis
status

N. S.

33. Formica angusticollis   HNS , N. S.

Worker 1 / 2 an inch long; head long, oblong, ending posteriorly in a narrow neck; eyes posterior, of moderate size; jaws triangular, strongly toothed; antennae long; thorax low, narrow, uniform; abdominal pedicle conical, high, narrow; abdomen oval; colour dull black, with antennas and legs rufous.

Warrior, 8 - 12 th of an inch long; head very large, notched posteriorly: eyes much smaller; otherwise similar.

I have only found this Ant in forests in Malabar and always singly.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Formica

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