Species: Formica argentea
Taxonomic Hierarchy:
Subfamily: Formicinae Genus: Formica
Distribution:
Summit Co. (NE)Biology:
Dirt roads, animal paths, creek banks in prairie, also lawns and sidewalks in parks and campuses.Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2010)
argentea. Formica fusca var. argentea Wheeler, W.M. 1912c: 90. Replacement name for argentata Wheeler, W.M., above. [Junior primary homonym of argentata Fabricius, 1804: 413.] Wheeler, W.M. 1913f: 502 (q.m.). Combination in F. (Serviformica): Emery, 1925b: 248. Subspecies of fusca: Buren, 1944a: 301. Junior synonym of fusca: Creighton, 1950a: 532. Revived from synonymy, raised to species and senior synonym of blanda: Francoeur, 1973: 141.
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