Formica herculanea

Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London: British Museum : 53

publication ID	8127
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6296345
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/63BAC74A-EA36-145E-86B8-B2AA5D59FE80
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scientific name	Formica herculanea
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186. Formica herculanea LSID . B.M.

Formica herculanea LSID , Linn. Faun. Suec. 1720.

Formica castanea, Latr. LSID Hist. Nat. Fourm. 118. pl. III. f. 12. A. [[worker]], D.[[queen]],C.[[male]].

St. Farg. Hym. i. 215. 21.

Hab. North America.

The F. castanea LSID appears to be the highly coloured form of F. herculanea; specimens from the United States are frequently highly coloured, some having the basal segment of the abdomen red; those from Arctic America are usually very dark coloured.

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hymenoptera
Family	Formicidae
Genus	Formica
SubGenus	Formica

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