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Scientific Name
Aphaenogaster picea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Aphaenogaster picea (Wheeler, 1908)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Myrmicine Ant
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder | Apocrita |
| Infraorder | Aculeata |
| Superfamily | Vespoidea |
| Family | Formicidae |
| Subfamily | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe | Pheidolini |
| Genus | Aphaenogaster |
| Species | Aphaenogaster picea |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
This species and A. rudis, represent a difficult species complex to separate. Typically A. picea is darker in color and occurs at higher elevations. MacGown and Hill found this species to be very abundant at higher elevations where they found them nesting in rotting wood.
Park Distribution: TN (Annotated List 9/10/19)
Elevation Range Tags
- High
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Hymenoptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
8
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 1:10:46 PM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/10/2019 6:29:47 AM
Notes
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