150 years in the making: first comprehensive list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Virginia, USA
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Ivanov, Kaloyan
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Hightower, Liberty
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Dash, Shawn T.
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Keiper, Joe B.
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-02-11
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4554.2.8
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Pheidole
Westwood
*
, E
anastasii
Emery.
Henrico
: City of Richmond,
9.v.1932
, HT Vanderford leg. (USNM: USNM00922105).
Although not specified, Virginia’s single record of this species is almost certainly from indoors.
bicarinata
Mayr.
Gloucester
,
Goochland
,
Henry
,
Isle of Wight
,
New
Kent
,
Newport
News
,
Northampton
,
Suffolk
,
Virginia
Beach
,
York
(MCZ, STDC, VMNH). Literature records:
Virginia
Beach
(
Guenard & Drew 2011
), “
Virginia
” (
Mayr 1886
,
Emery 1895
,
Peck
et al.
1998
,
Guenard
et al.
2012
).
*
davisi
Wheeler, W.M.
Isle of Wight
: Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve,
36.82250° N
, -
76.85528° W
,
9 m
,
8.iv.2016
, K Ivanov leg., KI2585, soil nest with a small inconspicuous circular entrance, edge of dirt road through a scrub oak-pine forest, pine barrens; Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve,
36.82263° N
, -
76.85522° W
,
9 m
,
16.viii.2017
, K Ivanov leg., KI2878, foragers at pecan sandies baits, dirt road through a scrub oak-pine forest, pine barrens;
Suffolk
: South Quay Natural Area Preserve,
36.57571° N
, -
76.90562° W
,
7 m
,
8.iv.2016
, RS Anderson & AV Evans leg., Winkler litter extraction, turkey oak and pine litter, pine barrens; South Quay Natural Area Preserve,
36.56144° N
, -
76.90837° W
,
7 m
,
30.ix.2017
, K Ivanov leg., KI2934, KI2938, KI2941, ground foragers and foragers at pecan sandies baits, edge of successional scrub oak-pine forest, pine barrens;
Virginia
Beach
: First Landing State Park,
36.91888° N
, -
76.05336° W
,
6 m
,
30.viii.2017
, K Ivanov leg., KI2905, ground foragers, edge of maritime forest and adjacent coastal dunes (VMNH).
dentata
Mayr.
Gloucester
,
Halifax
,
Henrico
,
Henry
,
Northampton
,
Prince Edward
,
Suffolk
,
Virginia
Beach
,
York
(VMNH). Literature records:
Virginia
Beach
(
Guenard & Drew 2011
), “
Virginia
” (
Mayr 1886
,
Emery 1895
,
Smith, M.R. 1965
,
Smith, D.R. 1979
,
Peck
et al.
1998
,
Revis & Waller 2004
,
Coovert 2005
,
Guenard
et al.
2012
).
*
morrisii
Forel.
Essex
:
1 mi
SE Dunnsville,
7-26.iii.1991
, DR Smith leg., Malaise trap #7 (USNM);
Gloucester
: Gloucester Point,
Virginia
Institute of Marine Science campus,
37.24949° N
, -
76.49733° W
,
6 m
,
3-4.x.2017
, K Ivanov leg., red pan traps, flower bed at edge of mowed lawn, coastal urban area;
Isle of Wight
: Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve,
36.82263° N
, -
76.85522° W
,
9 m
,
16.viii.2017
, K Ivanov leg., KI2872, soil nest with a small inconspicuous entrance, dirt road through a scrub oak-pine forest, pine barrens; Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve,
36.82263° N
, -
76.85522° W
,
9 m
,
16.viii.2017
, K Ivanov leg., KI2878, foragers at pecan sandies baits, along dirt road through a scrub oak-pine forest, pine barrens; Blackwater Ecological Preserve,
36.81247° N
, -
76.85358° W
,
10 m
,
8.iv.2016
, K Ivanov leg., KI2588, soil nest with a conspicuous turret, fire managed
Pinus taeda
-
Pinus palustris
stand, pine barrens;
Northampton
: 15652 Smith Beach Road,
37.36722° N
, -
75.98778° W
,
4 m
,
12.vi.2015
, K Ivanov leg., KI2397, foragers on a dead scarab beetle, wooden boardwalk between mowed lawn and nearby sand beach;
Sussex
: Cherry Orchard Bog Natural Area Preserve,
37.046278° N
, -
77.287028° W
,
44 m
,
8.iv.2016
, K Ivanov leg., KI2579, soil nest with a conspicuous mound, fire managed pine stand near seepage bog; Chub Sandhills Natural Area Preserve,
36.87250° N
, -
77.18667° W
,
13 m
,
8.iv.2016
, K Ivanov leg., KI2581, soil nest with a conspicuous mound at base of cut pine trunk on ground, open scrub oak-pine woods, pine barrens; Chub Sandhills Natural Area Preserve,
36.87157° N
, -
77.18733° W
,
24-30.ix.2017
, AV Evans, V-shaped flight intercept trap, pine barrens;
Virginia
Beach
: First Landing State Park,
36.91888° N
, -
76.05336° W
,
6 m
,
30.viii.2017
, K Ivanov leg., KI2912, Winkler litter extraction, sifted
Quercus virginiana
litter, maritime forest; First Landing State Park,
36.91888° N
, -
76.05336° W
,
6 m
,
30.viii.2017
, K Ivanov leg., KI2913, nest in sand under a small
Quercus virginiana
, maritime forest (VMNH).
pilifera
(Roger).
Arlington
,
Fairfax
,
Suffolk
(MCZ, UCM, USNM, VMNH). Literature records: “
Virginia
”
(
Mayr 1886
).
tysoni
Forel.
Fairfax
,
Henry
(VMNH, USNM). Literature records: “
Virginia
” (
Creighton 1950
, Smith, D.R.
1979,
Naves 1985
,
Coovert 2005
).