Trachymyrmex septentrionalis
| Trachymyrmex septentrionalis | |
|---|---|
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| Trachymyrmex septentrionalis worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Trachymyrmex |
| Species: | T. septentrionalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachymyrmex septentrionalis (McCook, 1881) | |
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis is a species of ant in the genus Trachymyrmex.[1]
Distribution
The species is common in eastern United States, where it inhabits sandy soils.[2] It is the most widely distributed fungus-growing ant in the United States, known from Texas to Florida, north to Illinois, Ohio and New York. The species has been identified in Durango, Mexico, but these records are likely that of the very similar Trachymyrmex carinatus.[3]
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2015). "Trachymyrmex septentrionalis". AntCat. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Seal, J. N. N.; Tschinkel, W. R. (2008). "Food limitation in the fungus-gardening ant, Trachymyrmex septentrionalis". Ecological Entomology 33 (5): 597. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01010.x.
- ↑ Rabeling, Christian; Cover, Stefan P; Johnson, Robert A; Mueller, Ulrich G (2007). "A review of the North American species of the fungus-gardening ant genus Trachymyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Zootaxa 1664: 1–53.
External links
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