Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Red Ant)

Interactions where Myrmica rubra is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
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 rubra/Myrmica rubrared antnest Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdecayedstump

Interactions where Myrmica rubra is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
worker is lived on by Aegeritella anamorph Foreign Aegeritella superficialis (An Anamorphic Fungus) The phenotypes of the Formica rufa complex in East Germany, Seiffert, B., 1991
 /Fungi/Aegeritella superficialis/Aegeritella superficialis(an anamorphic fungus)Aegeritella anamorph Animal / epizoiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Myrmica rubra/Myrmica rubrared antworker Aegeritella anamorph lives on worker
worker is lived on by Foreign Erynia mymecophaga Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae The phenotypes of the Formica rufa complex in East Germany, Seiffert, B., 1991
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Erynia mymecophaga/Erynia mymecophaga Animal / epizoiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Myrmica rubra/Myrmica rubrared antworker lives on worker
nest 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 rubra/Myrmica rubrared antnest is inquiline in nest
nest nest has guest nymph Alydus calcaratus an ant bug Hemiptera: Alydidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Alydidae/Alydus calcaratus/Alydus calcaratusan ant bugnymph Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Myrmica rubra/Myrmica rubrared antnest nymph is a guest in nest

Myrmica rubra (Red Ant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Myrmica rubra (Red Ant) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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
Harding, P.T. & Sutton, S.L., 1985Woodlice in Britain & Ireland: Distribution & Habitat151pp, Institute of Terrestial Ecology
Seiffert, B., 1991The phenotypes of the Formica rufa complex in East GermanyAbhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Gorlitz Vol 65(1): 1-27.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMyrmica rubra (Red Ant)
GenusMyrmica (a genus of ants)
FamilyFORMICIDAE (ants)
SuperfamilyFORMICOIDEA (ants)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Myrmica rubra (Red Ant)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Seiffert, B. 1993 Taxonomic description of Myrmica microrubra n. sp. - a social parasitic ant so far known as the microgyne of Myrmica rubra (L.) Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Gorlitz Vol 67(5): 9-12.

Myrmica rubra (Red Ant) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Myrmica rubra (Red Ant):

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