New Records of Leptothorax Wilsoni From Western North America
The parasitic ant Leptothorax wilsoni Heinze, 1989 was recorded from New Hampshire, Quebec, and New Brunswick. We report on colonies found in two sites in Jasper National Park, Alberta and in one site south of Glacier National Park, Montana. The host species in the west is apparently the same as in...
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doaj-0ba5b1768e1e4e15842276704603ad6c2020-11-24T22:08:12ZengHindawi LimitedPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381994-01-011011-2131810.1155/1994/21736New Records of Leptothorax Wilsoni From Western North AmericaA. Buschinger0R. D. Schumann1Institut für Zoologie, der Technischen Hochschule Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstr.3, Darmstadt D-64287, GermanyInstitut für Zoologie, der Technischen Hochschule Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstr.3, Darmstadt D-64287, GermanyThe parasitic ant Leptothorax wilsoni Heinze, 1989 was recorded from New Hampshire, Quebec, and New Brunswick. We report on colonies found in two sites in Jasper National Park, Alberta and in one site south of Glacier National Park, Montana. The host species in the west is apparently the same as in the eastern area. Brachypterous intermorphic and fully alate gynomorphic females were found together in two colonies, confirming that L. wilsoni is a species with queen polymorphism. L. wilsoni workers and host species queens lacked in all colonies, as in the samples from eastern North America.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/21736 |
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New Records of Leptothorax Wilsoni From Western North America |
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New Records of Leptothorax Wilsoni From Western North America |
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New Records of Leptothorax Wilsoni From Western North America |
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New Records of Leptothorax Wilsoni From Western North America |
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New Records of Leptothorax Wilsoni From Western North America |
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new records of leptothorax wilsoni from western north america |
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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
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0033-2615 1687-7438 |
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1994-01-01 |
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The parasitic ant Leptothorax wilsoni Heinze, 1989 was recorded
from New Hampshire, Quebec, and New Brunswick. We report on
colonies found in two sites in Jasper National Park, Alberta and in
one site south of Glacier National Park, Montana. The host species
in the west is apparently the same as in the eastern area. Brachypterous
intermorphic and fully alate gynomorphic females were
found together in two colonies, confirming that L. wilsoni is a
species with queen polymorphism. L. wilsoni workers and host
species queens lacked in all colonies, as in the samples from eastern
North America. |
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