. Brigham Young University science bulletin. Biology -- Periodicals. Briciiam Young University Scienci Mi i i i\. Fig. -'»• Thatchi length. j>Uinif>ilis in a Pinyon-Junipei communit} Formica Umata Wheeler Two small colonies ol tin's ant were Found under small stones in disturbed Pinyon-Juniper on Rainier Mesa. The species appeared no- where else at the test site. The worker resembles that ol lasioides and neogagates. The characters in the key will seg- gregate it readily. Its most stinking character- istic is the ven strongh shining body. I in mica microgyria Wheeler \ single worker
. Brigham Young University science bulletin. Biology -- Periodicals. Briciiam Young University Scienci Mi i i i\. Fig. -'»• Thatchi length. j>Uinif>ilis in a Pinyon-Junipei communit} Formica Umata Wheeler Two small colonies ol tin's ant were Found under small stones in disturbed Pinyon-Juniper on Rainier Mesa. The species appeared no- where else at the test site. The worker resembles that ol lasioides and neogagates. The characters in the key will seg- gregate it readily. Its most stinking character- istic is the ven strongh shining body. I in mica microgyria Wheeler \ single worker assignable to tins species was taken from a can trap in Pinyon-Juniper. No nest was found. The worker ol microgijna lias a rather light ferrilgineOUS head and thorax, and a black, strongh opaque gaster. It is characterized chiel K In the presence ol a few clavate hairs on the pronotum and b\ the pilosih ol the femora and tibiae which includes erect hairs in addition to those on the Ilexoi surfaces. \csts ol microgyria arc generall) constructed in open areas under stones which are ultimately hanked peripherally with detritus. Formica moki Wheeler \ single colon) ol this species was found in a Pinyon-Juniper area near Tippipah Spring. The nest was in open. slon\ soil beneath a small rock. Numerous workers and a lew males were collected, but no females were encountered. The workers arc to mm in length and ol a dull ferrugineous red color, with the postero- dorsal part ol the head, and the petiole, gaster, and le'_;s dark hrown. The hairs are sparse and erect I h> l>od\ surface is suhopaque and fine- l\ and denseh grannlose. In certain lights the posterodorsal portion ol the head and tin- faster \ i a rather l>ron/\ luster. I'h, male caste is described herewith for the In si i inn. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may n
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