The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark.
Author
Collingwood, C. A.
text
Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica
1979
8
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journal article
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Crematogaster scutellaris
(Olivier, 1791)
Figs. 88,89.
Formica scutellaris Olivier
, 1791:497.
Worker. Head shining yellowish red contrasting with the brown alitrunk and dark gaster. Antennae 11 segmented. Length: 3.5-5.0 mm. Queen. As worker, much larger. Length: 8.0-9.5 mm.
Male. Dark brown; antennae 12 segmented with very short scape. Mandibles reduced with three teeth. Length: 4.0-5.0 mm.
Biology. This arboricolous species is frequently introduced with cork from South Europe or North Africa and has on occasion established itself temporarily in and around warehouses and cork factories in England.