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MCZ Entomology 8875

Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912

Syntype of Formica fusca var. blanda

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1913-12-31

North America: United States: Washington: Thurston | Olympia

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ent:8875 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Entomology 8875 Aspect: labels

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Current Identification
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Formicinae
Determiner: André Francoeur on 1969-12-31
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identification
Formica fusca var. blanda Wheeler, W.M., 1913
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Formicinae
Determined As: Formica fusca blanda
Determiner: Wheeler in 1913
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Determinations made by Wheeler

Wheeler 1913, page 398, Syntype of Formica fusca var. blanda Wheeler, W.M., 1913 in key. Page 510 full description
Media type: text; Wheeler 1913 Description: Wheeler (1913), Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 53(10): 379-565;

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Shows Publication Wheeler 1913 Description: Wheeler (1913), Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 53(10): 379-565

  • type number: 8875

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pointed) good, tentative unknown 1 History
caste=worker   determined date=2015-12-16   determined by=Rachel L. Hawkins SipeORCID iD icon  

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  • Labels: Olympia Wash. Kincaid 30; Lectotype Formica blanda Wheeler A.F. 1968; Formica argentea Wheeler Det. 1969 A. Francoeur; MCZ Type 8875

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Washington
  • County:
  • Thurston
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Olympia
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Olympia Wash.
  • Georeference:
  • 47.0385760, -122.89485 (Error radius: 5666m) By: Jeremy Kisala on 2020-06-16 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1913-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • end date inferred from type publication
  • Collector:
  • Trevor Kincaid

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Media type: text; Entomology 8821; 8822; 8823; 8824; 8825; 8826; 8827; 8828; 8829; 8830; 8831; 8832; 8833; 8834; 8835; 8836; 8837; 8838; 8839; 8840; 8847; 8851; 8852; 8853; 8858; 8859; 8860; 8865; 8871; 8872; 8873; 8870; 8842; 8843; 8846; 8866; 8874; 8875; 8877; 8876; 8879; 8841; 8844; 8845; 8854; 8855; 8878; 8880; 8856; 8857; 8861; 8862; 8863; 8864; 8867; 8868; 8869; 8849; 8850; 8848 Description: MCZ Entomology Hemiptera 006001-010000, pg.49;

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Ledger Entry For Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ent:8848 Carebara vespillo Syntype Description: MCZ Entomology Hemiptera 006001-010000, pg.49

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