Nathan Lecocq de Pletincx, Max Devis, Reginald Verhofstede, Wouter Dekoninck, and Thomas Parmentier (2026)
New records of the shining guest ant Formicoxenus nitidulus (Nylander, 1846) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Belgium
Bulletin de la Société royale belge d'Entomologie / Bulletin van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Entomologie, 161:126-131.
We report new records of the shining guest ant Formicoxenus nitidulus (Nylander, 1846) from ten
sites across Belgium. The species was found in association with Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761,
Formica polyctena Förster, 1850 and Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783 nests across six provinces
(Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Liège, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur). Records were obtained
using selective traps, placed on the margins of host mounds as well as by direct observations
on host nests. These observations indicate that F. nitidulus is more widespread in Belgium than
previously thought.
Peer Review, PDF available, RBINS Collection(s)
Formicoxenus, Formica, ant, myrmecophile, trap
- ISSN: ISSN 1374-8297
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