First records of the guest ant Formicoxenus quebecensis Francoeur from western Canada (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Buschinger, Alfred and Schumann, R. D. and Heinze, Jürgen (1994) First records of the guest ant Formicoxenus quebecensis Francoeur from western Canada (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 101 (1-2), pp. 53-57.

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Abstract

Formicoxenus quebecensis, a rare guest ant associated with Myrmica alaskensis as yet had been found only in southern Quebec. 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.

Item Type:Article
Institutions: Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie > Evolution, Verhalten und Genetik (Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heinze)
Subjects:500 Science > 570 Life sciences
500 Science > 590 Zoological sciences
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of Regensburg:No
Owner:Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg
Deposited On:03 Jul 2009 15:28
Last Modified:20 Jul 2011 23:36
Item ID:8452
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