Incomplete Ant

Myrmica incompleta (Myrmica brevinodis)

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Incomplete Ant
Scientific Name: 
Myrmica incompleta (Myrmica brevinodis)
Synonyms: 
Myrmica brevinodis
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Hymenoptera (Ant)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Hymenoptera
Family: 
Formicidae
Habitat
Inhabits a wide range of deciduous forests, open habitats like pastures, forest edges, bogs and fields (Francouer 1997). Nests in moist humid soil and moss mounds (Ellison et al. 2012). There is widespread potential habitat, nest sites and foraging opportunities within its known range in Canada.
References: 
H290
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
In Canada this ant is known from YK, AB (including Calgary), MB, ON and QC more recent information expands it ranges within NT, BC, SK, NB, NS and PE (Ellison et al. 2012). This ant is considered a widespread species. The range extent is based on the best available information.
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks in 2014 by Jennifer Heron for the National General Status Ranking Program.
Last Updated: 
September 30, 2019

References

Habitat

  • Heron, J. in Hebert, R. (2014) Set of 2 e-mails on GS Ants received by S Carriere (09/07/2014). e-version - H290 Return

NWT Known Subspecies

Francoeur, André (1997) Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Yukon. Chapter in book (pages 901-910) Insects of the Yukon H.V. Danks and J.A. Downes, editors copy in binder - R209 Return