Date Collected:

2008-07-08

North America: United States: Massachusetts: Plymouth | Myles Standish State Forest, large powerline 1.6 miles SW of junction of Long Pond Road, on Alden Road

Current Identification
Aphaenogaster rudis Enzmann, J., 1947
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Myrmicinae
Determiner: Stefan P. Coverlinked data icon
Nature of ID: expert ID

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  • collector number: SPC 7689

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (ethanol) good in collection ca.70 History

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  • Aphaenogaster rudis complex

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Massachusetts
  • County:
  • Plymouth
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7014423 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Myles Standish State Forest, large powerline 1.6 miles SW of junction of Long Pond Road, on Alden Road
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Mass: Plymouth Co. Myles Standish State Forest. Large powerline 1.6 mi. SW Jct. Long Pond Rd. on Alden Rd. SPC 7689
  • Elevation:
  • 200 ft
  • Habitat Description:
  • Open grassy-low shrubby powerline. Dense bearberry, lowbush blueberry, Hudsonia, Huckleberry <0.5m tall. Scattered Pitch Pine + Bear Oak to 1.5m.
  • Microhabitat:
  • In and under rotten pine log on open powerline. Partial shade of small pine. Dense shrubby groundcover.
  • Georeference:
  • 41.8716666°, -70.651000° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: Stefan P. Cover on 2008-07-08 (Source: Magellan Meridian Gold GPS)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • degrees dec. minutes (41° 52.300000′ N  70° 39.06000000′ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2008-07-08
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 7-08-08
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • ~400 ants, no sexuals.
  • Collecting Event/Field Number:
  • 7689 (Stefan Cover Collecting Event Numbers of Stefan P. Cover)
  • Collector:
  • Stefan P. Coverlinked data icon

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Media type: text; Entomology 662169;  662170;  662096;  662097;  662171 Description: Stefan Cover Field Notes Vol. 14, pg.92. Scanned on 2014-12-02; hard copy may have been updated.;

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Ledger Entry for: 5 cataloged items from MCZ:Ent:662169 Polyergus sanwaldi to MCZ:Ent:662...

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