Aphaenogaster fulva Roger 1863

Habitat: Mesic forest, oak woodland and meadows.Biology:

NEARCTIC:

This species is easily separated from all other species in the genus by the form of the mesonotum, which is abruptly elevated above the level of the pronotum. This structure is actually a welt which is concave in the middle (as seen from behind), or may appear as two broad tubercles.

Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863a PDF: 190 (w.) U.S.A. Nearctic. Primary type information: North America; FOCOL1231; ZMHB AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Mayr, 1886d PDF: 445 (q.m.).Combination in Stenamma (Aphaenogaster): Emery, 1895d PDF: 303.Combination in Aphaenogaster: Mayr, 1863a PDF: 458; Wheeler, 1913d PDF: 114.Combination in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Emery, 1921c PDF: 57.Status as species: Roger, 1863b PDF: 30; Mayr, 1863a PDF: 458; Mayr, 1886d PDF: 443 (in key); Cresson, 1887 PDF: 260; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 102; Emery, 1895d PDF: 303; Forel, 1901m PDF: 82; Wheeler, 1904f PDF: 303; Wheeler, 1905j PDF: 383; Wheeler, 1906g PDF: 5; Wheeler, 1910a PDF: 565; Wheeler, 1913d PDF: 114; Wheeler, 1916r: 586; Wheeler, 1917k PDF: 461; Emery, 1921c PDF: 57; Dennis, 1938 PDF: 285; Wesson & Wesson, 1940 PDF: 93; Enzmann, 1947b PDF: 151 (in key); Brown, 1949a PDF: 49; Creighton, 1950a PDF: 143; Smith, 1951c PDF: 796; Smith, 1958c PDF: 117; Carter, 1962a PDF: 6 (in list); Smith, 1967a PDF: 352; Smith, 1979: 1361; DuBois & LaBerge, 1988: 137; Deyrup et al., 1989 PDF: 95; Wheeler et al., 1994 PDF: 302; Bolton, 1995b: 69; Umphrey, 1996 PDF: 557 (in key); Mackay & Mackay, 2002 PDF: 74; Deyrup, 2003 PDF: 44; Coovert, 2005 PDF: 46; MacGown & Forster, 2005 PDF: 71; Ellison et al., 2012: 228; Shattuck & Cover, 2016 10.11646/zootaxa.4175.1.2 PDF: 13; Deyrup, 2017: 48; Mackay & Mackay, 2017: 253 (redescription).Senior synonym of Aphaenogaster aquia: Shattuck & Cover, 2016 10.11646/zootaxa.4175.1.2 PDF: 13; Mackay & Mackay, 2017: 253.Senior synonym of Aphaenogaster fulva rubida: Brown, 1949a PDF: 49; Creighton, 1950a PDF: 144; Smith, 1951c PDF: 796; Smith, 1979: 1361; Bolton, 1995b: 69; Coovert, 2005 PDF: 46; Mackay & Mackay, 2017: 254.Senior synonym of Aphaenogaster pusilla: Mackay & Mackay, 2017: 254.