First observation of an ant colony of Formica fuscocinerea Forel, 1874 invaded by the social parasite F. truncorum Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

In the northern Alps of Switzerland we observed a mixed ant colony of Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804 and F. fuscocinerea Forel, 1874 at the foot of a schoolhouse wall in the built-up centre of the small town of Näfels (canton of Glarus). Based on the fact that the habitat is favor...

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Main Authors: Rainer Neumeyer, Jürg Sommerhalder, Stefan Ungricht
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-06-01
Series:Alpine Entomology
Online Access:https://alpineentomology.pensoft.net/article/67037/download/pdf/