UK Ant Species

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UK Ant Species Jun 23, 2012 12:47:32 GMT 1

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This is a list of species currently found in the UK as recorded by BWARS as of Jan 12.

ANERGATES atratulus

APHAENOGASTER subterranea

CARDIOCONDYLA britteni

CREMATOGASTER scutellaris

FORMICA aquilonia
FORMICA cunicularia
FORMICA exsecta
FORMICA fusca
FORMICA lemani
FORMICA lugubris
FORMICA picea
FORMICA pratensis
FORMICA rufa
FORMICA rufibarbis
FORMICA sanguinea

FORMICOXENUS nitidulus

HYPOPONERA punctatissima

LASIUS alienus s.l.
LASIUS alienus s.s.
LASIUS brunneus
LASIUS emarginatus
LASIUS flavus
LASIUS fuliginosus
LASIUS meridionalis
LASIUS mixtus
LASIUS neglectus
LASIUS niger s.l.
LASIUS niger s.s.
LASIUS platythorax
LASIUS psammophilus
LASIUS sabularum
LASIUS umbratus

LEPTOTHORAX acervorum

LINEPITHEMA humile
LINEPITHEMA iniquinum

MONOMORIUM floricola
MONOMORIUM pharaonis

MYRMECINA graminicola

MYRMICA hirsuta
MYRMICA karavajevi
MYRMICA lobicornis
MYRMICA lonae
MYRMICA rubra
MYRMICA ruginodis
MYRMICA sabuleti
MYRMICA scabrinodis
MYRMICA schencki
MYRMICA specioides
MYRMICA sulcinodis
MYRMICA vandeli

PARATRECHINA longicornis

PHEIDOLE megacephala

PLAGIOLEPIS sp
PLAGIOLEPIS taurica

PONERA coarctata
PONERA testacea

SOLENOPSIS fugax

STENAMMA debile
STENAMMA westwoodii s.l.
STENAMMA westwoodii s.s.

STRONGYLOGNATHUS testaceus

TAPINOMA erraticum s.l.
TAPINOMA erraticum s.s.
TAPINOMA madeirense
TAPINOMA melanocephalum

TEMNOTHORAX albipennis
TEMNOTHORAX interruptus
TEMNOTHORAX nylanderi
TEMNOTHORAX unifasciatus

TETRAMORIUM bicarinatum
TETRAMORIUM caespitum
TETRAMORIUM caldarium
TETRAMORIUM simillimum

73 species

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	UK Ant Species Jun 23, 2012 13:47:24 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2012 13:47:24 GMT 1 we have teramorium in the are you shore thair not imported?

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Myrm Admin Posts: 10,640	UK Ant Species Jun 23, 2012 16:06:37 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Myrm on Jun 23, 2012 16:06:37 GMT 1 Woah! I only put this topic up 3 hours ago and it has over 130 views so far! I will look into the Tetramorium for the record.
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Myrm Admin Posts: 10,640	UK Ant Species Jun 23, 2012 16:09:08 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Myrm on Jun 23, 2012 16:09:08 GMT 1 Hold on... Tetramorium are on that list >.< I just didn't separate them from the species above
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UK Ant Species Jun 23, 2012 17:53:37 GMT 1

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So, not all of these are functionally present in the UK (most on this list are), but this sure is more than the L. niger, L. flavus, M. rubra that we are always hearing about. Keep your eyes open on every sunny day after rains!

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	UK Ant Species Jun 23, 2012 21:10:31 GMT 1 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2012 21:10:31 GMT 1 Bought my test tubes ready! I'm after those brunneus I saw. Are they due the same time as Niger?

Myrm Admin Posts: 10,640	UK Ant Species Jun 23, 2012 21:13:08 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Myrm on Jun 23, 2012 21:13:08 GMT 1 Jun 23, 2012 21:10:31 GMT 1 @adam15 said: Bought my test tubes ready! I'm after those brunneus I saw. Are they due the same time as Niger? Yes, I believe so.
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Myrm Admin Posts: 10,640	UK Ant Species Jun 23, 2012 21:24:58 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Myrm on Jun 23, 2012 21:24:58 GMT 1 Jun 23, 2012 21:19:53 GMT 1 @adam15 said: Excellent. - if I do manage to catch some I shall let you know! Yes, please do.
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UK Ant Species Jun 23, 2012 22:07:43 GMT 1

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Poured down recently but It wasn't sunny, don't believe it was ant Nuptial flight weather - correct me if I'm mistaken but they fly on sunny days after rainstorms don't they? I'll keep my eyes Peeled.

When I was at Ellerton Park fishing I got a big black ant that looked like Crematogaster Climbing my tackle box but I thought I was mistaken and shook it off, I don't know exactly what it was but it's interesting to hear of such species across Britain!

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UK Ant Species Jun 24, 2012 1:25:39 GMT 1

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Jun 23, 2012 21:10:31 GMT 1 @adam15 said:

Bought my test tubes ready!

I'm after those brunneus I saw. Are they due the same time as Niger?

Lasius brunneus seems to be a June flier, and seeing as how Jon found his queen some time ago, their flights may be over.

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UK Ant Species Jun 24, 2012 9:27:28 GMT 1

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Yes i have already found a queen (Believed to be L. Brunneus) a while ago, she now has ove 10 cocoons! And thanks Myrm this is a great list, I thought there was only like 40 species.

I will now be posting again, as I am back from a trip to Barcelona.

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UK Ant Species Jun 25, 2012 12:40:17 GMT 1

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Jun 24, 2012 11:46:27 GMT 1 @adam15 said:

Ah you never know - perhaps i'll be lucky!

I'm just looking forward to actually capturing a queen myself for the first time

I think capturing a Lasius niger queen in your garden and raising a mature colony from her is probably the most satasfying thing to do in ant keeping. Lasius niger are seen as boring common ants but they really do make fantastic pets. Buying ants does not give the same joy as watching a queen you have caught grow up:P!