Formica nitida (Smith, F. 1859)
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Formica
Name
Formica nitida Smith, F., 1859 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Formica nitida Smith, F., 1859, Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 3: 138-138.
Description
F. capite abdomineque nigris, antennis thoraceque pedibusque rufo-testaceis laevissimis et lucidis. Worker. Length 4 lines. Head and abdomen shining black; the flagellum, thorax, legs, and scale of the petiole rufo-testaceous; the legs palest; the scape fuscous, with its base pale; the head large, wider than the abdomen, and emarginate behind; the clypeus and mandibles obscurely ferruginous. Thorax compressed, not strangulated in the middle. The scale of the petiole narrow, with its margin rounded above; abdomen ovate, and sprinkled with a few erect pale hairs.
Materials Examined
Hab. Aru.
Taxon Treatment
- Smith, F.; 1859: Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace at the Islands of Aru and Key., Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 3: 138-138. doi
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