Entomology 524695: Formica laeviceps

Identifications

Formica laeviceps Creighton, 1940

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apocrita Vespoidea Formicidae Formicinae Formicini Formica laeviceps

Identified by Stefan P. Cover
Nature of ID: expert ID

Locality and Collecting Event Details

Continent/Ocean:	North America
Country:	United States
State/Province:	Colorado
County:	El Paso
Specific Locality:	2.4mi N Colorado Springs, Exit 151 on I-25
Verbatim Locality:	Colorado: El Paso Co.; 2.4mi. N. Colo. Sprgs.; Exit 151 on I-25; elev. 6650'
General Habitat:	Flat to sloping open grassy-herbaceous area with scattered Ponderosa Pine to 4m tall.
Collecting Source:	wild caught
Elevation:	6650 to ft
Coordinates:	38.833882° -104.821363° (Datum: WGS84) , Error: 22246 m
	Nelson Rios; 2018-10-03; Source: GEOLocate batch georeferencing, 2018-10-03
	Coordinate Remarks: [UNDER REVIEW; GEOLOCATE_SCORE: 47; GEOLOCATE_PRECISION: Low; GEOLOCATE_NUMRESULTS: 1]
Collecting Date:	7-16-1994

Collectors

Stefan P. Cover

Identifiers

collector number: SPC 4115

Part Details

Part Name	Condition	Disposition	#	Remarks
whole animal (pointed)	unknown	in collection	1
caste=queen determined date=2015-02-19 determined by=Julianne Pelaez

Microhabitat: Running on soil surface

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Stefan Cover Field Notes Vol. 9, pg.17. Scanned on 2014-10-03; hard copy may have been updated.

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