The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').
| Stage | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nest | nest may be found under bark | [Trees] | broadleaved and coniferous trees | Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975 |
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| nest | nest may be found in stump | [Trees] | broadleaved and coniferous trees | Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975 |
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| nest | nest may be found in dead, fallen, partly buried twig | [Trees] | broadleaved and coniferous trees | Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975 |
The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').
Filters:
| Affected Part | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (live) | live adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma |  |
Rickia wasmannii | a laboulbeniomycete | Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae | A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996 |
Leptothorax acervorum (Slender Ant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
| Author & Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975 | Hymenoptera: Formicidae | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 3(C), 34pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
| Weir, A., 1996 | A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales | Entomologist Vol 115: 50-58. |
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Leptothorax acervorum (Slender Ant)
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Leptothorax acervorum (Slender Ant) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leptothorax acervorum (Slender Ant):
Differs from the other native Myrmicine ants as follows:
| Antennae with 11 segments not 12 (flagellum with 10 not 11) |
| Propodeal spines cylindrical and bluntly rounded in dorsal view, not tapered and sharply pointed |
| Smaller than Myrmica |
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