First record of Formica pratensis in a reedbed along the Nestos River near Xanthi, Greece (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

The ant Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) is reported from a locality in Dasochori (Xanthi, Greece). Foraging workers were manually collected from the top of the mounds. This new observation represents the lowest altitude record in Greece and the first in a reedbed. Additionally, the mutualism with the aphid Aphis urticata Gmelin, 1790 has been observed.

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Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza
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2024-12-10
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https://doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/1504
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Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
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First record of Formica pratensis in a reedbed along the Nestos River near Xanthi, Greece (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
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First record of Formica pratensis in a reedbed along the Nestos River near Xanthi, Greece (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Abstract

The ant Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) is reported from a locality in Dasochori (Xanthi, Greece). Foraging workers were manually collected from the top of the mounds. This new observation represents the lowest altitude record in Greece and the first in a reedbed. Additionally, the mutualism with the aphid Aphis urticata Gmelin, 1790 has been observed.

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