Formica lemani Bondroit, 1917
(an ant)

Interactions where Formica lemani 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').

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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 with inquiline UK/Ireland Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii Ant Woodlouse Isopoda: Platyarthridae Woodlice in Britain & Ireland: Distribution & Habitat, Harding, P.T. & Sutton, S.L., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Platyarthridae/Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii/Platyarthrus hoffmannseggiiant woodlouse Animal / inquilineUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lemani/Formica lemanian antnest is inquiline in nest
pupa is predated by larva Microdon mutabilis s.l. an ant hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Microdon mutabilis s.l./Microdon mutabilis s.l.an ant hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lemani/Formica lemanian antpupa larva is predator of pupa
adult may be a slave of temporary, during nest founding UK/Ireland Formica exsecta Narrow-headed Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forests and Wood Ants in Scotland, Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica exsecta/Formica exsectanarrow-headed anttemporary, during nest founding Animal / slave makerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lemani/Formica lemanian antadult temporary, during nest founding makes a slave of adult
brood is predated by adult Formica sanguinea Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/Formica sanguineablood-red ant, slave-making antadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lemani/Formica lemanian antbrood adult is predator of brood
nest is taken over by queen Formica sanguinea Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/Formica sanguineablood-red ant, slave-making antqueen Animal / sequestrates /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lemani/Formica lemanian antnest queen takes over nest
worker may be a slave of UK/Ireland Formica sanguinea Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/Formica sanguineablood-red ant, slave-making ant Animal / slave makerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lemani/Formica lemanian antworker makes a slave of worker
nest (queenless) nest (queenless) is parasitised by temporary, during nest founding UK/Ireland Formica exsecta Narrow-headed Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forests and Wood Ants in Scotland, Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica exsecta/Formica exsectanarrow-headed anttemporary, during nest founding Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lemani/Formica lemanian antnest (queenless) temporary, during nest founding parasitises nest (queenless)
nest nest is parasitised by temporary, during nest founding UK/Ireland Formica lugubris Northern Wood Ant, Hairy 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 lemani/Formica lemanian antnest temporary, during nest founding parasitises nest

Author & YearTitleSource
Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975Hymenoptera: FormicidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 3(C), 34pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Harding, P.T. & Sutton, S.L., 1985Woodlice in Britain & Ireland: Distribution & Habitat151pp, Institute of Terrestial Ecology
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
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Formica lemani (an ant) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Formica lemani (an ant) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFormica lemani (an 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 lemani (an ant)

Formica lemani (an ant) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Formica lemani (an ant):

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