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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
An Ant
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
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)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
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)
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
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)
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
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)
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
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)
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
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)
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
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)
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
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)
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
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)
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
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)
- Superorder:
Hymenopterida
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)
- Order:
Hymenoptera
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)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Apocrita
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)
- Superfamily:
Vespoidea
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)
- Family:
Formicidae
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)
- Latreille, 1809
- Genus:
Formica
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)
- Specific name:
laeviceps
- Creighton, 1940
- Scientific name: - Formica laeviceps Creighton, 1940
- Specific name:
laeviceps
- Creighton, 1940
- Genus:
Formica
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- Family:
Formicidae
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- Superfamily:
Vespoidea
(
- Suborder:
Apocrita
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- Order:
Hymenoptera
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- Superorder:
Hymenopterida
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
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- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
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Last scrutiny: 13-Mar-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Formica
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:
F. creightoni (Creighton's Slavemaking Ant) · F. emeryi (An Ant) · F. exsectoides (Alleghany Mound Ant) · F. fossaceps (An Ant) · F. fusca (Silky Ant) · F. fusca fusca (Silky Ant) · F. fusca hyrcana (Silky Ant) · F. laeviceps (An Ant) · F. lugubris (Hairy Wood Ant) · F. montana (Prairie Mound Ant) · F. obscuripes (Western Thatching Ant) · F. pallidefulva (Red Ant) · F. polyctena (European Red Wood Ant) · F. pratensis (European Red Wood Ant) · F. querquetulana (An Ant) · F. rufa (Red Wood Ant)
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Further Reading
- The Great Basin naturalist. 42 1982 Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url p. 467.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Ohio State University Insect Collection: Insects
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2626378
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-576786
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 576786
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIHYM10010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 165111
