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Myrmica
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E1 [endemic to California], E2 [endemic to California floristic province (Hickman, 1993)]
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This is a Holarctic genus of ground-nesting ants, with generalized foraging habits. Like most members of the genus, the California species are found predominantly in temperate habitats such as coniferous forests and montane meadows, but one rare species ( M. rugiventris (M. R. Smith)) occurs in chaparral, oak woodland and coastal scrub. A revision of the Nearctic species is in preparation by André Francoeur.
Species identification: keys in Creighton (1950a), Wheeler and Wheeler (1986g) and Mackay and Mackay (2002). Additional references: Bolton (1988a), Evans (1995, 1996a, 1996b), Francoeur (2005), Radchenko (1994a, 1994d), Seifert (1988b), Weber (1939b, 1947b, 1948a, 1950c).
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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank.
Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.
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Zett. Lepel. S: t Farg. Dahlb. Losana.
Corpus parvae vel minutae staturae. Palpi minimi *); maxillares articulis 6, apice sensim acutiusculi; maxillares articulis 4, ultimo crassiori, subclavaeformi, ovato. Nodi petioli abdominalis (in nostris speciebus) bini, anterior subtus ad metasteruum spinula parva obtusiuscula. Abdominis segmentum primum maximam abdominis partem occupante.
Operaria: mare et femina minor, formatione capitis ejusque, partium ut feminae, praeter quod nulla habet stemmata. Thorax plus minus striatim aut rugose insculptus, capite semper nonnihil gracilior, postice parum angustior, dorso inter meso- et metathoracem saepissime paulum immerso; metathorax spinis utrinque (in nostris speciebus). Abdomen ovatum longitudine capitis vel saepissime parum longius, politum, segmento primo saltem 3 / 4 totius abdominis occupante. Aculeata.
Femina: operaria et plerumque - mare paullo major, capite thoraceque sicut in operaria plus minus striatim vel rugose insculptis. Antennae 12 vel 11 - articulatae (praeter radiculam), scapo tertiam partem totius antennae excedente; flagellum pedicello obconico, arliculis 3 vel 4 ultimis crassis clavara fere formantibus, ceteris moniliformibus versus apicem sensim parum incrassatis. Mandibulae latae validae apice denticulato. Ocelli distincti. Thorax masis tumidus quam in operaria. Alae longitudine corporis vel paullo longiores, area discoidali una et cubitalibus biuis vel una; area cubitali prima vel nervum dividentem includeute vel integra, area cubitali secunda ob nervos eandem formaturos evanescentes obsolete indicala vel nulla. Abdomen fere ut in operaria. Aculeata.
Mas: Caput minus et brevius quam feminae. Mandibulae vel parum denticulatae vel obtusae, semper debiliores quam in femina. Antennae articulis 13, 12 vel 10; scapus vel tertiae partis totius antennae vel brevior aut brevissimus. Oculi magis prominuli quam in operaria et femina; ocelli magni. Thorax gibbosus; prothorax angustus, humilis; mesothorax valde elevatus, per lineas impressiusculas binas saepe crenalas, a latere infero (pleurali) utrinque in discum mesonoti conniventer ductas ibique angulo sat aculo se jungentes, in portiones tres, unam mediam anticam et binas laterales posteriores, partitus; metathorax tantum tuberculis utrinque subangulatis vel nullis. Abdomen politum segmento primo vix 2 / 3 totius efficiente; genitalia fere abscondita.
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