Aphaenogaster mariae

Aphaenogaster mariae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Aphaenogaster
Species:	A. mariae
Binomial name
Aphaenogaster mariae Forel, 1886

Aphaenogaster mariae is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.[1][2][3][4] It nests in dead branches or beneath live bark of oak trees. Male specimens of this species were only discovered in 2021. The species is found in the eastern United States. [5]

References

1. "Aphaenogaster mariae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Aphaenogaster mariae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Aphaenogaster mariae species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
5. Kirchner, Michelle; Bertone, Matthew; Blaimer, Bonnie B.; Youngsteadt, Elsa (2023-11-16). "Colony Structure and Redescription of Males in the Rarely Collected Arboreal Ant, Aphaenogaster mariae Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 125 (1). Entomological Society of Washington. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.125.1.77. ISSN 0013-8797.

Further reading

• Bolton, B. (2016). "Catalogue of the Ants of the World" (PDF). unpublished communication. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

External links

• Media related to Aphaenogaster mariae at Wikimedia Commons