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Formica neoclara

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Formica neoclara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Formica
Species:
F. neoclara
Binomial name
Formica neoclara
Emery, 1893

Formica neoclara is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.[1][2][3][4] It is a generalist that has been known to have mutualistic relationships with 42 different species of aphids.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Formica neoclara Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Formica neoclara". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ Savage, Amy M.; Peterson, Merrill A. (November 16, 2006). "Mutualism in a community context: the positive feedback between an ant–aphid mutualism and a gall-making midge". Oecologia. 151 (2): 280–291. doi:10.1007/s00442-006-0582-1. PMID 17106723. S2CID 24500913. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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