First Records of the Guest Ant Formicoxenus Quebecensis Francoeur From Western Canada (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Formicoxenus quebecensis, a rare guest ant associated with Myrmica alaskensis as yet had been found only in southern Québec. Here we report on five new localities in Alberta and British Columbia. The particular features of F. quebecensis, queen and male polymorphism, correspond in both areas.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1994-01-01
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| Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/76268 |
| Summary: | Formicoxenus quebecensis, a rare guest ant associated with
Myrmica alaskensis as yet had been found only in southern
Québec. Here we report on five new localities in Alberta and
British Columbia. The particular features of F. quebecensis, queen
and male polymorphism, correspond in both areas. |
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| ISSN: | 0033-2615 1687-7438 |