Vollenhovia oblonga subspecies pedestris (F. Smith) (Smith, 1860)

Swezey, O. H., 1942, Hymenoptera Formicidae of Guam, Insects of Guam I, Honolulu, Hawaii: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, pp. 175-183 : 180

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scientific name	Vollenhovia oblonga subspecies pedestris (F. Smith)
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21. Vollenhovia oblonga subspecies pedestris (F. Smith) .

Myrmica oblonga Smith, Linn. Soc. London, Zool., Jour. Proc. 4, Suppl.: 107, 1860.

Myrmica pedestris Smith, Linn. Soc. London, Zool., Jour. Proc. 6: 47, 1861. View Cited Treatment

Vollenhovia pedestris (Smith) Wheeler, B. P. Bishop Mus., 0cc. Papers 11 (11): 22, 1935.

Dededo, under bark or in rotten log, May 11, Usinger; Mt. Alifan, May 25, Usinger; Barrigada, July 6, Swezey; Fadian, Sept. 18, Swezey.

This ant is known from New Britain, Solomons, Celebes, Papua, New Caledonia and Santa Cruz. It was not previously recorded from Guam. It is a large black ant which we found in only a few localities. Determination by M. R. Smith.