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MCZ Entomology 532325

Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758

Date Collected:

2007-06-15

North America: United States: Colorado: Douglas | Pike National Forest, 20.69 km west of Castle Rock

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ent:532325 Formica fusca

Current Identification
Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Formicinae
Common Name(s): fourmi soyeuse; silky ant
Determiner: William P. MackayORCID iD icon
Nature of ID: expert ID

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  • additional number: #21652

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pointed) unknown in collection 2 History
caste=worker   determined date=2014-10-31   determined by=Julianne Pelaez  

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Colorado
  • County:
  • Douglas
  • Specific Locality:
  • Pike National Forest, 20.69 km west of Castle Rock
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Colorado, Douglas Co.,; Pike Nat. For., 20.69 k W Castle; Rock 2334m #21652; 39°22'14.6"N 105°5'28.2"W nest in log, distrubed pine forest
  • Elevation:
  • 2334 m
  • Habitat Description:
  • disturbed pine forest, nest in log
  • Microhabitat:
  • nest in log
  • Georeference:
  • 39.3707222, -105.09116 (Error radius: Not Specified) By: William P. Mackay on 2007-06-15 (Source: GPS)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (39° 22′ 15″ N  105° 5′ 28″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2007-06-15
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 15-vi-2007
  • Collecting Event/Field Number:
  • 21652 (Mackay of William P. Mackay)
  • Collectors:
  • Emma E. Mackay; William P. MackayORCID iD icon

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