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Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

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Trachymyrmex septentrionalis
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Trachymyrmex
Species:
T. septentrionalis
Binomial name
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis
(McCook, 1881)

Trachymyrmex septentrionalis is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[1] It is the northernmost species in the tribe Attini.[2]

Distribution

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The species is common in eastern United States, where it inhabits sandy soils.[3] It is the most widely distributed fungus-growing ant in the United States, known from Texas to Florida, north to Illinois, Ohio and New York. The species has been identified in Durango, Mexico, but these records are likely that of the very similar Trachymyrmex carinatus.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Trachymyrmex septentrionalis". AntCat. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ^ Hölldobler, Bert; Wilson, Edward O. (2009). The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393067040.
  3. ^ Seal, J. N. N.; Tschinkel, W. R. (2008). "Food limitation in the fungus-gardening ant, Trachymyrmex septentrionalis". Ecological Entomology. 33 (5): 597–607. Bibcode:2008EcoEn..33..597S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01010.x.
  4. ^ Rabeling, Christian; Cover, Stefan P; Johnson, Robert A; Mueller, Ulrich G (2007). "A review of the North American species of the fungus-gardening ant genus Trachymyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Zootaxa. 1664: 1–53. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1664.1.1.
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