MCZ Entomology 525217

Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886

Date Collected:

1994-07-28

North America: United States: Colorado: Gunnison | 4.9 miles south of junction at County Road 12 on Forest Service Road 730

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ent:525217 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Entomology 525217

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ent:525217 Formica obscuripes

Current Identification
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Formicinae
Common Name(s): western thatching ant
Determiner: Stefan P. Coverlinked data icon
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: year determined: 1996

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  • collector number: SPC 4298

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pointed) unknown in collection 2 History
caste = worker   determined date=2014-04-04   determined by=Jignasha D. Ranalinked data icon  

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  • Hairy scapes; Thick petiole; short leg-setae; long ... setae

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Colorado
  • County:
  • Gunnison
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/2000217 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • 4.9 miles south of junction at County Road 12 on Forest Service Road 730
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Colorado: Gunnison Co.; 4.9mi S. Jct. County Rd.; 12 on FSR 730. SPC 4298
  • Habitat Description:
  • Densely grassy-herbaceous meadow on slope surrounded by 40-60' tall Aspen forest.
  • Microhabitat:
  • Fine soil. Heavy thatch mound.
  • Georeference:
  • 38.7895780°, -107.07981° (Error radius: 5556m) By: Samuel Howard on 2024-03-11 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1994-07-28
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 28-VII-1994
  • Collecting Event/Field Number:
  • 4298 (Stefan Cover Collecting Event Numbers of Stefan P. Cover)
  • Collector:
  • Stefan P. Coverlinked data icon

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Media type: text; Entomology 653334; 651110; 560380; 650157; 560376; 560379; 560381; 560378; 560377; 523219; 523218; 523215; 523214; 523216; 523220; 523217; 525215; 525219; 525222; 525217; 525221; 525220; 525214; 525218; 525216; 662319 Description: Stefan Cover Field Notes Vol. 9, pg.59. Scanned on 2014-10-03; hard copy may have been updated.;

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Ledger Entry for: 26 cataloged items from MCZ:Ent:653334 Leptothorax sp. to MCZ:Ent:66231...

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