MCZ Entomology 525256

Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886

Date Collected:

2003-08-18

North America: United States: Arizona: Greenlee | White Mountains, Hannagan Meadow at junction FSR 576, 0.1 miles west of junction Route 191 on FSR 576

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ent:525256 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: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy

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  • collector number: SPC 6553

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pointed) unknown in collection 2 History
caste = worker   determined date=2015-02-24   determined by=Julianne Pelaez  

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Arizona
  • County:
  • Greenlee
  • Specific Locality:
  • White Mountains, Hannagan Meadow at junction FSR 576, 0.1 miles west of junction Route 191 on FSR 576
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • White Mtns.Hannagan Meadow at jct. FSR 576.0.1 mi. W. Jct. Rt. 191 on FSR 576.
  • Elevation:
  • 9100 ft
  • Habitat Description:
  • Open, densely grassy-herb. meadow surrounded by Blue Spruce, White Fir, Limber Pine, Aspen forest to 80' tall.
  • Microhabitat:
  • Thatch piled upon one side of large stump in open. Dense groundcover. Humusy clay
  • Georeference:
  • 33.6426666°, -109.32633° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: Stefan P. Cover on 2003-08-18 (Source: Magellan Meridian Gold GPS)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • degrees dec. minutes (33° 38.560000′ N  109° 19.58000000′ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2003-08-18
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 8-18-03
  • Collecting Event/Field Number:
  • 6553 (Stefan Cover Collecting Event Numbers of Stefan P. Cover)
  • Collector:
  • Stefan P. Coverlinked data icon

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Media type: text; Entomology 654759;  654760;  525256;  525260;  525257;  651412;  525261;  525262;  525255;  525259;  525258;  563037;  563040;  563039;  563041;  651413;  563036;  563038;  563042;  563035;  572332;  572334;  572329;  572335;  651414;  572336;  572330;  572331;  572333 Description: Stefan Cover Field Notes Vol. 13, pg.57. Scanned on 2014-10-10; hard copy may have been updated.;

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Ledger Entry for: 29 cataloged items from MCZ:Ent:654759 Camponotus vicinus to MCZ:Ent:57...

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