Temnothorax nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)
(an ant)

Interactions where Temnothorax nylanderi 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
nest nest may be found under bark [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Temnothorax nylanderi/Temnothorax nylanderian antnest Plant / resting place / under /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesbark
nest nest may be found in stump [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Temnothorax nylanderi/Temnothorax nylanderian antnest Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesstump

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

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

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

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Leptothorax nylanderi
Synonym
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTemnothorax nylanderi (an ant)
GenusTemnothorax (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Temnothorax nylanderi (an ant)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Seiffert, B. 1995 Two new Central European subspecies of Leptothorax nylanderi (Forster, 1850) and Leptothorax sordidulus Muller, 1923 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Gorlitz Vol 68(7): 1-18.

Temnothorax nylanderi (an 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 Temnothorax nylanderi (an ant):

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