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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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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Pensoft Publishers
2021-06-01
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Series: | Alpine Entomology |
Online Access: | https://alpineentomology.pensoft.net/article/67037/download/pdf/ |