First Records of the Guest Ant Formicoxenus Quebecensis Francoeur From Western Canada (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Formicoxenus quebecensis, a rare guest ant associated with Myrmica alaskensis as yet had been found only in southern Québec. Here we report on five new localities in Alberta and British Columbia. The particular features of F. quebecensis, queen and male polymorphism, correspond in both areas.

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Main Authors: A. Buschinger, R. D. Schumann, J. Heinze
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/76268
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description Formicoxenus quebecensis, a rare guest ant associated with Myrmica alaskensis as yet had been found only in southern Québec. Here we report on five new localities in Alberta and British Columbia. The particular features of F. quebecensis, queen and male polymorphism, correspond in both areas.
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spelling doaj-art-c32ed95d0bc2423e992cea19f138745b2025-02-03T01:01:34ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381994-01-011011-2535710.1155/1994/76268First Records of the Guest Ant Formicoxenus Quebecensis Francoeur From Western Canada (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)A. Buschinger0R. D. Schumann1J. Heinze2Institut für Zoologie der Technischen Hochschule Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstr. 3, Darmstadt D-64287, GermanyInstitut für Zoologie der Technischen Hochschule Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstr. 3, Darmstadt D-64287, GermanyTheodor-Boveri-Institut (Biozentrum der Universität), LS Verhaltensphysiologie und Soziobiologie, Am Hubland, Würzburg D-97074, GermanyFormicoxenus quebecensis, a rare guest ant associated with Myrmica alaskensis as yet had been found only in southern Québec. Here we report on five new localities in Alberta and British Columbia. The particular features of F. quebecensis, queen and male polymorphism, correspond in both areas.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/76268
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title First Records of the Guest Ant Formicoxenus Quebecensis Francoeur From Western Canada (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
title_full First Records of the Guest Ant Formicoxenus Quebecensis Francoeur From Western Canada (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
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title_short First Records of the Guest Ant Formicoxenus Quebecensis Francoeur From Western Canada (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
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