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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Aphaenogaster |
| Species: | A. mariae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphaenogaster mariae Forel, 1886
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References
edit- ^ "Aphaenogaster mariae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Aphaenogaster mariae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Aphaenogaster mariae species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ 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
edit- Bolton, B. (2016). "Catalogue of the Ants of the World" (PDF). unpublished communication. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
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