MCZ Entomology 662193

Formica good Linnaeus, 1758 sp.

Date Collected:

2008-07-21

North America: United States: Utah: Grand | La Sal Mountains, 1.4 miles northeast of junction FSR 062 on FSR 063 (road to Warner)

Current Identification
Formica good Linnaeus, 1758 sp.
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Formicinae
Determiner: Stefan P. Coverlinked data icon
Nature of ID: expert ID

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  • collector number: SPC 7827

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (ethanol) good in collection ca.50 History

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  • [6Q, 1 male, 17w in MCZ 2009]

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Utah
  • County:
  • Grand
  • Specific Locality:
  • La Sal Mountains, 1.4 miles northeast of junction FSR 062 on FSR 063 (road to Warner)
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Utah: Grand Co. La Sal Mtns. 1.4 mi. NE Jct. FSR 062 on FSR 063 (Rd. to Warner) SPC 7827
  • Elevation:
  • 8400 ft
  • Habitat Description:
  • Heavily grazed Scrubby Gambel Oak woodland to 12' tall with large grassy-herbaceous gaps on Northwest-facing slope. Sandy soil. Sparse grassy-herbaceous vegetation.
  • Microhabitat:
  • Under rock in sun at edge of Gambel Oak Thicket. Trace of thatch at side of rock.
  • Georeference:
  • 38.5078333°, -109.32300° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: Stefan P. Cover on 2008-07-21 (Source: Magellan Meridian Gold GPS)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • degrees dec. minutes (38° 30.470000′ N  109° 19.38000000′ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2008-07-21
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 7-21-08
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • ~300 ants, a few males, polygynous.
  • Collecting Event/Field Number:
  • 7827 (Stefan Cover Collecting Event Numbers of Stefan P. Cover)
  • Collector:
  • Stefan P. Coverlinked data icon

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Media type: text; Entomology 574410;  574412;  574415;  574408;  574409;  574411;  574416;  574414;  574417;  574413;  574406;  574407;  657902;  550235;  550232;  550233;  550234;  550231;  567035;  567038;  567039;  567034;  567037;  567036;  567040;  567031;  567032;  567033;  567041;  662193;  662194;  662195;  662196 Description: Stefan Cover Field Notes Vol. 14, pg.120. Scanned on 2014-12-02; hard copy may have been updated.;

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Ledger Entry for: 33 cataloged items from MCZ:Ent:574410 Formica good sp. to MCZ:Ent:6621...

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