Entomology 524393: Formica coloradensis

Identifications

Formica coloradensis Creighton, 1940

Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Vespoidea Formicidae Formicinae Formicini Formica coloradensis

Identified by [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy

Locality and Collecting Event Details

Continent/Ocean:	North America
Country:	United States
State/Province:	Colorado
County:	Gunnison
Specific Locality:	Taylor Canyon, 1.3mi NE Junction Rt. 135 on FSR 742
Verbatim Locality:	Colorado: Gunnison Co.; Taylor Canyon. 1.3mi. NE; Jct. Rt. 135 on FSR 742; elev. 8100'
General Habitat:	Open, flat sagebrush-grass (30-70% cover) on canyon floor.
Collecting Source:	wild caught
Elevation:	8100 to ft
Coordinates:	38.721938° -106.774758° (Datum: WGS84) , Error: 1506 m
	Nelson Rios; 2018-10-03; Source: GEOLocate batch georeferencing, 2018-10-03
	Coordinate Remarks: [UNDER REVIEW; GEOLOCATE_SCORE: 43; GEOLOCATE_PRECISION: Low; GEOLOCATE_NUMRESULTS: 1]
Collecting Date:	7-24-1994

Collectors

Stefan P. Cover

Identifiers

collector number: SPC 4273

Part Details

Part Name	Condition	Disposition	#	Remarks
whole animal (pointed)	unknown	in collection	2
caste=worker determined date=2015-02-13 determined by=Julianne Pelaez

Microhabitat: Nest in rotten stump 16" in diameter in open. Thatch around base

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Stefan Cover Field Notes Vol. 9, pg.54. Scanned on 2014-10-03; hard copy may have been updated.

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