Species: Formica morsei

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)

Formica morsei Wheeler, 1906f PDF: 39, pl. 4, fig. 1 (w.) U.S.A. (Massachusetts). Nearctic. Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated, “many”). Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Massachusetts, South Natick (A.P. Morse). Primary type depositories: AMNH, LACM, MCZC. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Status as species: Wheeler, 1906g PDF: 19; Wheeler, 1910a PDF: 570; Wheeler, 1913i PDF: 480 (redescription); Emery, 1925d PDF: 256; Creighton, 1950a PDF: 504; Smith, 1951c PDF: 866; Smith, 1979: 1462; Bolton, 1995b: 199; Ellison et al., 2012: 162.

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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Americas: United States
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Nearctic

Specimen Habitat Summary

Collect Date Range: collected on 1913-09-09 00:00:00.0

Type specimens: cotype of Formica morsei: casent0103381

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