Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846
(an ant)

Interactions where Myrmica ruginodis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage 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
feeds on elaiosome Foreign Carex pilulifera Pill Sedge Poales: Cyperaceae Seed fate in a population of Carex pilulifera L.: I. Seed dispersal and ant-seed mutualism, Kjellsson, G, 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Myrmica ruginodis/Myrmica ruginodisan ant Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pilulifera/Carex piluliferapill sedgeelaiosome
nest nest may be found in decayed stump [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Myrmica ruginodis/Myrmica ruginodisan antnest Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdecayedstump

Interactions where Myrmica ruginodis 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').

Filters:

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/Myrmica ruginodis/Myrmica ruginodisan 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/Myrmica ruginodis/Myrmica ruginodisan antpupa larva is predator of pupa
may attract imago Minor Colobostema nigripenne a scatopsid fly Diptera: Scatopsidae Bibionid and Scatopsid Flies, Freeman, P. & Lane, R.P., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scatopsidae/Colobostema nigripenne/Colobostema nigripennea scatopsid flyimago Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Myrmica ruginodis/Myrmica ruginodisan antMinor imago is associated with
worker spreads seed Foreign Carex pilulifera Pill Sedge Poales: Cyperaceae Seed fate in a population of Carex pilulifera L.: I. Seed dispersal and ant-seed mutualism, Kjellsson, G, 1985
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex pilulifera/Carex piluliferapill sedgeseed Animal / vectorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Myrmica ruginodis/Myrmica ruginodisan antworker seed is spread by worker

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
Freeman, P. & Lane, R.P., 1985Bibionid and Scatopsid FliesHandbook for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 9, Part 7, 74pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Harding, P.T. & Sutton, S.L., 1985Woodlice in Britain & Ireland: Distribution & Habitat151pp, Institute of Terrestial Ecology
Kjellsson, G, 1985Seed fate in a population of Carex pilulifera L.: I. Seed dispersal and ant-seed mutualismOecologia Vol 67, no. 3: 416-423.
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Myrmica ruginodis (an ant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMyrmica ruginodis (an ant)
GenusMyrmica (a genus of ants)
SubfamilyMYRMICINAE (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)
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Myrmica ruginodis (an ant) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kjellsson, G 1985 Seed fate in a population of Carex pilulifera L.: I. Seed dispersal and ant-seed mutualism Oecologia Vol 67, no. 3: 416-423.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Myrmica ruginodis (an ant):

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