Formicoxenus

Formicoxenus is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae

A single species, F. diversipilosus (M. Smith) occurs in northern California, where it lives as a “guest-ant” in the mound nests of species in the Formica rufa-group , such as F integroides Wheeler and F obscuripes Forel . Colonies of Formicoxenus occupy dead twigs within the larger mound nests, and apparently scavenge organic material gathered by the host ant. References: Alpert and Akre (1973), Bolton (2003), Buschinger (1979a), Francoeur et al. (1985), Lenoir et al. (1997), Smith (1939c), Snelling (1965a).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 11
Family: Formicidae
Collections: OMNH
Recorded in: United States

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Formicoxenus is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

==Species== Formicoxenus chamberlini (Wheeler, 1904) Formicoxenus diversipilosus (Smith, 1939) Formicoxenus hirticornis (Emery, 1895) Formicoxenus nitidulus (Nylander, 1846) Formicoxenus provancheri (Emery, 1895) Formicoxenus quebecensis Francoeur, Loiselle & Buschinger, 1985 Formicoxenus sibiricus (Forel, 1899)

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