KGBase: Ants of Lower Volga: Rossomyrmex proformicarum

Interactive map of records of Rossomyrmex proformicarum in the Lower Volga Region:

black dots - literature references, green dots - specimens in collection(s), yellow dots - observations

Rossomyrmex proformicarum Arnol'di, 1928

General description: Only two finds are known in Kalmykia (including a type locality). Probably, this is not rare species (the host of this dulotic species, Proformica epinotalis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927 - one of the common species of ants in the Lower Volga region), but very rare to be found.

Literature references:

Russia, Republic of Kalmykia, Priyutnensky District:

Oktyabr'skiy Location data (in new window):

Name in the source: "Rossomyrmexproformicarum К. Arnoldi, 1928".
Original reference: "Октябрьский".
Source: Grebennikov et al., 2002: 188 complete reference (show / hide) Grebennikov, K. A., Dubovikov, D. A. & Savranskaya, Z. V. (2002) Ecological-faunistic characteristics of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Lower Volga region [Fauna i ekologicheskie osobennosti murav'ev (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Nizhnego Povolzh'ya]. In: Biodiversity of Insects of the Southeast of the European Part of Russia [Bioraznoobrazie nasekomykh Yugo-Vostoka Evropeiskoi chasti Rossii]. Region. Tsentr po izucheniyu i sokhraneniyu bioraznoobraziya; Volgogradskoe otd. Rus. entomol. obshch., Volgograd, pp. 178–195.

10 km S Priyutnoe Location data (in new window):

Name in the source: "Rossomyrmex proformicarum nov. spec.".
Original reference: "Südostrußland: Kuma-Manytsch-Ebene ; 7 km vom Manytsch-ufer und 10 km südlich vom Dorf Manytschskoje. Artemisia-restuca-Steppe am Ufer des salzigen Tälchens »Solonka«. Lebt in den Erdnestern mit Proformica nasuta Nyl. zusammen; in Sklaven-jagden beraubt Proformica-Nester. Mehrere Soldaten aus einem gemischten Neste. 28. Mai 1927; Nr. 2389 meiner Kollektion. Übrige Stasen nicht bekannt.".
Source: Arnoldi, 1928: 300 complete reference (show / hide) Arnol'di, K. V. (1928) Studien über die Systematik der Ameisen. III. Rossomyrmex. Neue Gattung der Ameisen und ihre Beziehungen zu den anderen Gattungen der Formicidae. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 75, 299-310.