FORMICIDAE 349 



Subfamily MYRMICINAE 



Taxonomy: G. C. and J. Wheeler, 1960. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 53: 98- 

 110, pi. 1; figs. 1-3 (ant larvae). — G. C. and J. Wheeler, 1960. 

 Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 62 : 1-32, pi. 1-2 (ant larvae) . 



MYRMICA subgenus MYRMICA Latreille, pp. 789-791 



Taxonomy: Ccllingvirood, 1958. Roy. Ent. Soc, London Proc, Ser. A.33: 

 65-75, figs. 1-2 (Myrmica of Britian).— G. C. and J. Wheeler, 1960, 

 loc. cit. supra, pp. 98-110, figs. 1-3 (larvae).— G. C. and J. Wheeler, 

 1963. The Ants of North Dakota, pp. 94-108, figs. 



Biology: Brian, 1957. Insectes Sociaux 4: 177-190, fig. 1, table 1 (growth 

 and development of colonies). — Weir, 1958. Insectes Sociaux 5: 

 315-339, figs. 1-7, tables 1-9 (polyethism in workers) .—Weir, 

 1958. Jour. Ins. Physiol. 1: 352-360, figs. 1-5 (effect of tempera- 

 ture variation on queen ovisposition and colony formation). — 

 Kannowski, 1959. Insectes Sociaux 6: 143-144 (flight compari- 

 son).— Weir, 1959. Insectes Sociaux 6: 271-290, figs. 1-5 (in- 

 fluence of worker age on trophogenic larval dormancy). — Ibidem, 

 pp. 167-201, fig. 1-tables 1-9 (egg masses and early larval growth). 

 —Brian and Hibble, 1963. Insectes Sociaux 10: 71-82, figs. 1-2, 

 tables 1-5.— Weir, 1959. Physiol. Zool. 32: 63-77, figs. 1-8 (in- 

 terrelation of queen and worker oviposition). — Carr, 1962. In- 

 sectes Sociaux 9: 177-211. — Brian and Hibble, 1963. Insectes 

 Sociaux 10: 71-82. 



Physiology: Weir, 1958 (1957). Quart. Jour. Micros. Sci. 98: 499-506, 

 figs. 1-2 (functional anatomy of mid-gut). 



brevinodis brevinodis Emery. 



Biology: Kannowski, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 121 (p. 155, pleometrosis) . — 



G. C. and J. Wheeler, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 99-101, map. 

 Ecology: Gregg, 1963. The Ants of Colorado, pp. 291-292, 294, map. 



brevinodis brevispinosa W. M. Wheeler. Alta., Wash. 



Taxonomy: Kannowski, 1956. Amer. Midland Nat. 56: 176, $ (also 



brevinodis discontinua S). — Gregg, 1961. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour. 



69: 211 5. 

 Ecology: Gregg, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 296-297, 299, map. 



brevinodis discontinua Weber. 



Ecology: Gregg, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 298-300, map. 



brevinodis sulcinodoides Emery. 



Ecology: Gregg, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 293-295, 297, map. 



laevinotlis Nylander. Syn. of rubra (Linnaeus). 



lobicornis fracticornis Emery. 



Biology: Kannowski, 1957. Psyche 64: 1-5 (host of Leptothorax 

 provancheri Emery). — Kannowski, 1959, loc. cit. supra, pp. 121- 

 124, 155-156.— G. C. and J. Wheeler, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 104- 

 106, map. 



Ecology: Gregg, 1963, loc. cit. supra pp. 300, 302-303, map. 



punctiventris punctivenlris Roger. Ark., Mass. 



Taxonomy: Gregg, 1961. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour. 69: 211. 5. 

 Biology: Kannowski, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 124. 



punctiventris pinetorum W. M. Wheeler. N. Y. 



*rubra (Linnaeus). 



Formica rubra Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat., Ed. 10, v. 1, p. 580. 



Myrmka (Myrmica) lacvinodis Nylander (syn. by Yarrow, 1955. Roy. 

 Ent. Soc, London, Proc, Ser. B, 24: 113-115). 



Taxonomy: G. C. and J. Wheeler, 1960, loc. cit. supra, pp. 4-5 (larva). 



Biology: Brian, 1951. Experientia 7: 182 (caste determination). — Brian, 

 1951. Physiol. Compar. and Oecol. 2: 248-262, figs. 1-2, tables 

 1-7.— Brian, 1953. Ibidem 3: 25-36, tables 1-2 (oviposHion by 

 workers). — Brian, 1954. Insectes Sociaux 1: 101-122. fig. 1-3, 



