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Species: Aphaenogaster picea   (Wheeler, 1908) 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Stenamma (Aphaenogaster) fulvum var. piceum Wheeler, 1908i PDF: 621 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. Nearctic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

[First available use of Stenamma fulvum aquia piceum Emery, 1895d PDF: 305; unavailable name.].
Combination in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Emery, 1921c: 57.
Subspecies of Aphaenogaster fulva: Buren, 1944a PDF: 284; of Aphaenogaster rudis: Creighton, 1950a PDF: 148 (incorrect as Aphaenogaster picea made available earlier than Aphaenogaster rudis and hence Aphaenogaster picea is senior name).
Raised to species: Bolton, 1995b: 72; Umphrey, 1996 PDF: 558 (in key).

Taxon Page Images:

An Aphaenogaster picea worker in the brood nest with larvae (South Bristol, New York, USA).
Image copyright Alex Wild.

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Nearctic Region: Alabama, Canada, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North America, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, United States, Virginia, West Virginia
Neotropical Region: Americas, Central America, Mexico, Tamaulipas

Distribution Notes:

NEARCTIC: USA (MA)

Biology:

Mesic forest, oak woodland

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in mixed hardwood forest, 2 times found in riparian mixed hardwood forest, 2 times found in mixed broadleaf, hemlock woods, 2 times found in oak pine forest, 1 times found in managed broadleaf forest, 1 times found in 2nd growth broadleaf forest, 2 times found in deciduous forest, 1 times found in laurel thicket, mixed conifer/broadleaf forest, 1 times found in leaf litter under rotting fungus, 1 times found in mesic forest, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 3 times sifted leaf litter, 1 times nest under flat stone, 1 times strays, 1 times sifted litter from forest floor, 1 times nest in small rotten stick, 2 times under stone, 1 times nests under bark of dead and down tree, 1 times foragers on ground, 1 times under moss on rock, 1 times nest under stone, 1 times ground nest (under moss mat on boulder), ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 6 times search, 4 times Winkler, 3 times hand collecting, 0 times under rock, Leaf litter under decaying fungus times Berlese, 0 times log stage 4, 2 times 20 hr pifall trap, 0 times Under rock in bald mat, 0 times log stage 2, 0 times log stage 3, 1 times nest in very rotten log, brood, sexuals in nest, ...

Elevations: collected from 65 - 1786 meters, 625 meters average

Type specimens:



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