First record of Formica pratensis in a reedbed along the Nestos River near Xanthi, Greece (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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Formica pratensis, new record, reedbed, mutualism, Aphis urticata, Greece, Nestos BasinAbstract
The ant Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) is reported from a locality in Dasochori (Xanthi, Greece). Foraging workers were manually collected from the top of the mounds. This new observation represents the lowest altitude record in Greece and the first in a reedbed. Additionally, the mutualism with the aphid Aphis urticata Gmelin, 1790 has been observed.
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