Species: Formica nevadensis

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)

Formica microgyna var. nevadensis Wheeler, 1904i PDF: 373 (q.) U.S.A. (Nevada). Nearctic. Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Nevada, Ormsby County, vii.1903 (C.F. Baker). Primary type depository: MCZC. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Cole, 1956f PDF: 256 (w.)

Status as species: Wheeler, 1905d PDF: 272; Wheeler, 1910a PDF: 570; Wheeler, 1913i PDF: 470 (redescription); Wheeler, 1917a PDF: 544; Emery, 1925d PDF: 256; Creighton, 1950a PDF: 505; Smith, 1951c PDF: 867; Cole, 1956f PDF: 257; Smith, 1958c PDF: 157; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1978b PDF: 394; Smith, 1979: 1463; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1986g PDF: 82; Bolton, 1995b: 199; Ward, 2005 PDF: 63.

// Distribution

Distribution:

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

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Treatment Citation: Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68

Formica nevadensis WheelerHNS 1904i

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in pine/fir woodland, 3 times found in pine-fir forest, chaparral times found in basecamp, 1 times found in Field of lakeside rushes, 1 times found in conifer forest/meadow, 2 times found in coastal scrub, 1 times found in Pinus jeffreyi forest, 1 times found in rocky ridge, 1 times found in sagebrush meadow, 1 times found in coastal grassland, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 2 times nest in soil, 1 times nest in bone-dry cow dung, 3 times under stone, 1 times nest under dead wood, 1 times under stone, with some thatch at edge, 2 times ground nest, 2 times ground forager(s), 1 times ex rotten log, 1 times stray foragers, 1 times nocturnal ground foragers, 1 times ground nest, under stone, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 3 times hand collecting, 1 times search.

Elevations: collected from 103 - 2660 meters, 1648 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1954-06-29 00:00:00.0 and 2019-07-08 00:00:00.0

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Species: Formica nevadensis Wheeler, 1904

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