Myrmica scabrinodis
From Collingwood (1979) [1]
The species has variable habits, being found in a very wide range of habitats. In southern areas it is often associated with the meadow ant Lasius flaws (Fabr.) living in part of the mound nest and preying on the L.flavus workers but may be equally common in woodland, coastal sand, gravel river banks, peat bogs and moorland. Individual nests are small, situated under stones, in tree stumps or in the ground with a few hundred workers and one or a few queens. The alutae fly in August, pairing occurring in the air.
References
- , The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, vol. 8. Klampenborg, Denmark: Scandinavian Science Press Ltd., 1979, p. 156.
From Collingwood (1979) [1]
Worker: Yellow red to blackish brown according to habitat. The antennal scape is shar¬ply angled and sinuate near the base, often with a slight lateral extension in the larger more deeply sculptured forms. The petiole has a distinctly concave anterior face which meets the truncate dorsal surface at a sharp angle. Head Index: 85.6; Frons Index: 36.8; Frontal Laminae Index: 66.5. Length: 4.0-5.0 mm.
Queens: As worker. Length: 5.5-6.5 mm.
Males: Brown to brownish black with profuse long outstanding body and appendage hairs distinctly longer than their appendage width; the antennal scape is short and stout, not longer than the three following funiculus segments. Length: 5.0-6.0 mm.
References
- , The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, vol. 8. Klampenborg, Denmark: Scandinavian Science Press Ltd., 1979, p. 156.