Current Valid Name:
Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)
Myrmica impura Foerster, 1850a: 48 (w.) GERMANY. Palearctic. Primary type information: Primary type material: neotype worker (by designation of
Schlick-Steiner et al., 2006 PDF: 270). Primary type locality: neotype Belgium: Mirwart, vic. Saint-Hubert, 360 m., 4.viii.2000, # i73 (
Y. Roisin). Primary type depository: NHMW.
AntCat AntWiki HOL Taxonomic history
Junior synonym of
Tetramorium caespitum:
Curtis, 1854: 215;
Mayr, 1855 PDF: 427;
Nylander, 1856b PDF: 87;
Smith, 1858a PDF: 117;
Roger, 1863b PDF: 26;
Mayr, 1863a PDF: 456;
Mayr, 1865 PDF: 89;
Smith, 1871c: 3;
André, 1874c: 203 (in list);
Forel, 1874 PDF: 100 (in list);
Emery & Forel, 1879 PDF: 458;
Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 132;
Donisthorpe, 1915f PDF: 171;
Emery, 1924f PDF: 276;
Karavaiev, 1934: 156;
Donisthorpe, 1927c: 190.
Status as species:
Kutter, 1977c PDF: 159;
Pasteels et al., 1981 PDF: 675;
Cammaerts et al., 1985: 109;
Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a PDF: 56;
Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b PDF: 277 (in key);
López, 1991a: 31;
Bolton, 1995b: 409;
Poldi et al., 1995: 5;
Espadaler, 1997g PDF: 31;
Radchenko et al., 1998: 109;
Sanetra et al., 1999 PDF: 321;
Czechowski et al., 2002 PDF: 65;
Markó & Csosz, 2002 PDF: 114;
Karaman & Karaman, 2003 PDF: 45;
Bračko, 2006 PDF: 143;
Petrov, 2006 PDF: 100 (in key);
Schlick-Steiner et al., 2006 PDF: 270 (redescription);
Seifert, 2007: 248;
Werner & Wiezik, 2007 PDF: 152;
Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009 PDF: 497;
Boer, 2010: 68;
Csosz et al., 2011 PDF: 57;
Karaman, 2011b PDF: 58;
Czechowski et al., 2012: 178;
Kiran & Karaman, 2012 PDF: 28;
Borowiec, 2014 PDF: 199 (see note in bibliography);
Lebas et al., 2016: 384;
Radchenko, 2016: 246;
Steiner et al., 2017: 19;
Wagner et al., 2017 PDF: 120 (redescription);
Wagner et al., 2018 10.1038/s41598-018-30890-z PDF: 4 (in list);
Salata & Borowiec, 2018c 10.5281/zenodo.2199191 PDF: 50;
Seifert, 2018: 229;
Werner et al., 2018 PDF: 7;
Salata & Borowiec, 2019c 10.5281/zenodo.2644897 PDF: 5.
// Distribution
Distribution:
Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists)
: Asia: Turkey Europe: Andorra,
Austria,
Belgium,
Bulgaria,
Croatia,
Czech Republic,
Germany,
Hungary,
Italy,
Montenegro,
Netherlands,
Poland,
Portugal,
Romania,
Russia,
Slovenia,
Spain,
Switzerland Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists)
: Palearctic
Distribution Notes:
Statewide.
Biology:
Found in virtually all mesic grass habitats. Nests in soil, under rocks and in small loam hills.
Notes:
(Dutch vernacular name: bruine zaadmier)
Specimen Habitat Summary
Found most commonly in these habitats: 136 times found in Unknown, 97 times found in Anthropogenic, 24 times found in dry grassland, 20 times found in Rocks (rocky-calcareous grasslands), 11 times found in Forest, 3 times found in Wet grassland, 3 times found in heathlands, 1 times found in meadow, 1 times found in montane coniferous forest, 1 times found in overgrown meadow, ...
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 2 times under stone, 1 times under moss/stones, 1 times swarming from rock, 1 times stone plates, 1 times soil mound, 1 times on the ground, 1 times on ground, 1 times nest under stone, 1 times under small stone.
Collected most commonly using these methods: 118 times Manual catch, 59 times Pitfall trap, 14 times search, 3 times White pitfall, 1 times beating.
Elevations: collected from 250 - 2250 meters, 897 meters average
Collect Date Range: collected between 1905-06-29 00:00:00.0 and 2022-08-20 00:00:00.0
Type specimens: neotype of Myrmica impura: casent0919635; syntype of Tetramorium caespitum penninum: casent0915001; type of Tetramorium caespitum penninum: antweb1008488
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