Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
(Northern Wood Ant, Hairy Wood Ant)

Interactions where Formica lugubris is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
temporary, during nest founding temporary, during nest founding parasitises nest UK/Ireland Formica aquilonia Scottish Wood Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forests and Wood Ants in Scotland, Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lugubris/Formica lugubrisnorthern wood ant, hairy wood anttemporary, during nest founding Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica aquilonia/Formica aquiloniascottish wood antnest
temporary, during nest founding temporary, during nest founding parasitises nest UK/Ireland Formica lemani an ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forests and Wood Ants in Scotland, Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lugubris/Formica lugubrisnorthern wood ant, hairy wood anttemporary, during nest founding Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lemani/Formica lemanian antnest
adult adult feeds on honeydew UK/IrelandMajor APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Forests and Wood Ants in Scotland, Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lugubris/Formica lugubrisnorthern wood ant, hairy wood antadult Animal / honeydew feederUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/AphidoideaaphidsMajor

Interactions where Formica lugubris is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
nest has guest UK/Ireland Formicoxenus nitidulus Shining Guest Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formicoxenus nitidulus/Formicoxenus nitidulusshining guest ant Animal / guestUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lugubris/Formica lugubrisnorthern wood ant, hairy wood antnest is a guest in nest
worker is lived on by Aegeritella anamorph Foreign Aegeritella superficialis (An Anamorphic Fungus) Occurrence of fungus Aegeritel!a superficialis Bal. et Wisn., 1974, on Formica lugubris Zett. in Italian Alps, Wisniewski, J., 1977
 /Fungi/Aegeritella superficialis/Aegeritella superficialis(an anamorphic fungus)Aegeritella anamorph Animal / epizoiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lugubris/Formica lugubrisnorthern wood ant, hairy wood antworker Aegeritella anamorph lives on worker

Author & YearTitleSource
Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007Forests and Wood Ants in ScotlandForestry Commission Information Notes, 90, 8pp, Forestry Commission
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Wisniewski, J., 1977Occurrence of fungus Aegeritel!a superficialis Bal. et Wisn., 1974, on Formica lugubris Zett. in Italian AlpsBolletino della Societa Entomologica Italiana 109: 83-84.

Formica lugubris (Northern Wood Ant, Hairy Wood Ant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Formica lugubris (Northern Wood Ant, Hairy Wood Ant) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFormica lugubris (Northern Wood Ant, Hairy Wood Ant)
GenusFormica (a genus of ants)
SubfamilyFORMICINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyFORMICIDAE (ants)
SuperfamilyVESPOIDEA (wasps)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Formica lugubris (Northern Wood Ant, Hairy Wood Ant)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Seiffert, B. 1996 Formica paralugubris nov. spec. - a sympatric sibling species of Formica lugubris from the western Alps (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicoidea: Formicidae) Reichenbachia Vol 31(35): 193-201.

Formica lugubris (Northern Wood Ant, Hairy Wood Ant) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hughes, J. & Broome, A. 2007 Forests and Wood Ants in Scotland Forestry Commission Information Notes, 90, 8pp, Forestry Commission

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Formica lugubris (Northern Wood Ant, Hairy Wood Ant):

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