Formica oculata (Smith, F. 1859)
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Formica
Name
Formica oculata Smith, F., 1859 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Formica oculata Smith, F., 1859, Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 3: 137-137.
Description
F. pallide ferruginea; capite oblongo, oculis magnis, thorace compresso. Worker. Length 2 1 / 2 lines. Pale ferruginous, with the vertex and apex of the abdomen black; the head oblong, the sides nearly parallel, with the anterior margin truncate; the mandibles with fine acute teeth on their inner margin; the antennae inserted wide apart about the middle of the head; the eyes very large and ovate, placed backwards on the sides of the head, reaching to the posterior margin of the vertex, forming as it were its posterior lateral angles. The thorax narrow and compressed behind; abdomen ovate, entirely smooth and shining.
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: 137-137. doi
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