Formica nana, Jerdon, T. C., 1851

Jerdon, T. C., 1851, A catalogue of the species of ants found in southern India., Madras Journal of Literature and Science 17, pp. 103-127 : 125

publication ID

4764

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6297946

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C4B47EC5-9B36-2FCA-DF5C-06E50B37EEA0

treatment provided by

Christiana

scientific name

Formica nana
status

N. S.

44. Formica nana View in CoL   HNS , N. S.

Worker, length not l- 12 th inch; eyes anterior, thorax wide; abdomen long, elliptical; head and thorax brown; antennae, legs, and abdomen pale whity brown.

This very minute species is found in all parts of India and is very abundant in Mysore; from its very small size is noticed with difficulty. It feeds on flowers and vegetable secretion,

2 ndly. With spines on the thorax.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Tribe

Formicites

Genus

Formica

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