Grass Ant

Myrmecina graminicola

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae

Myrmecina graminicola is a species of ant found throughout Northern Africa, Europe, Asia, and elsewhere in the Palearctic realm. Its colonies build nests in soil, under rocks, and in leaf litter. It was described in 1802 by Pierre André Latreille, initially in the genus Formica.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 145France · 124Germany · 101Netherlands · 95Switzerland · 80Belgium · 21Spain · 14Italy · 13Luxembourg · 1

Sources and credits

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Grass Ant

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