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Scientific Name
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)
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 tennesseensis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Cole (1940) found this ant nesting in stumps and a log. MacGown and Hill collected this species in an open pine-hardwood forest in Cades Cove, and in a mesic forest near the Sugarlands Visitor Center.
Park Distribution: TN (Annotated List 9/10/19)
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
3
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 1:10:53 PM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/10/2019 6:33:05 AM
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