Myrmica scabrinodis

Myrmica scabrinodis
worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Myrmica
Species:	M. scabrinodis
Binomial name
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846

Myrmica scabrinodis is a Euro-Siberian species of ant. It comes in a variety of forms that can be impossible to distinguish morphologically. As such, it has been suggested that the species is ongoing a major speciation event. ^[1] Its colonies are monogynous or have only a few queens and may contain about 2500 workers. This ant species is the main host of the entomopathogenic fungus Rickia wasmannii . Phengaris caterpillars are primary threats of M. scabrinodis with specific species such as Phengaris arion developing a predatory relationship. ^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Myrmica scabrinodis is native to Europe and north-western Asia. It has also been introduced to North America, in coastal British Columbia and Washington (state), where it is considered an invasive species. ^[3] It inhabits a wide variety of different environments, including dry grasslands, forests, bogs, and other wetlands. ^[1] It builds nests in the ground, in grass or moss tussocks, under stones, and in rotten wood. In its introduced range, it is common in disturbed environments, including lawns and paved areas.

Subspecies

Source: ^[4]

• Myrmica scabrinodis scabrinodis
• Myrmica scabrinodis scabrinodosabuleti

References

• Csata E et al. (2013) Comprehensive survey of Romanian myrmecoparasitic fungi: new species, biology and distribution. North-Western Journal of Zoology9 (1): no. 131101.
• Csősz S, Markó B, Gallé L 2011. The myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Hungary: an updated checklist North-Western Journal of Zoology7: 55–62.
• Czekes Z et al. 2012. The genus Myrmica Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Romania: distribution of species and key for their identification Entomologica romanica17: 29–50.
• Radchenko A, Elmes G 2010. Myrmica ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Old World Natura optima dux Foundation.

1. Radchenko, Alexander G.; Elmes, Graham W. (2010). Myrmica ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Old World. Vol. 3. Natura optima dux Foundation. ISBN   978-83-930773-1-1.
2. Sielezniew, Marcin; Dario Patricelli; Izabela Dziekańska; Francesca Barbero; Simona Bonelli; Luca Pietro Casacci; Magdalena Witek; Emilio Balletto (2010). "The First Record of Myrmica lonae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as a Host of the Socially Parasitic Large Blue Butterfly Phengaris (Maculinea)* arion (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Sociobiology. 56: 465–475.
3. "Myrmica scabrinodis". antmaps.org. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
4. "Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander 1846". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

External links

• Media related to Myrmica scabrinodis at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Myrmica scabrinodis at Wikispecies