Formica cognata

Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London: British Museum : 35

publication ID

8127

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6296199

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Formica cognata
status

 

117. Formica cognata View in CoL   LSID . B.M.

Worker major. Length 5 1/2 lines,-Extremely like F. maculata   LSID , which it may be; the antennae and head as in that species; the legs entirely ferruginous; the abdomen entirely black; in other respects the same as in F. maculata   LSID .

Worker minor.-This insect differs from the small worker of F. maculata   LSID : the head is of a different form, being narrowed slightly behind the eyes, and is more sharply emarginate behind; the scale of the peduncle is more elongate and pointed at the apex; the abdomen entirely black, and the legs red. Notwithstanding the differences pointed out, this species will probably prove to be a variety of r. maculata   LSID .

Hab. Port Natal.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Formica

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