Formicoxenus nitidulus (Nylander, 1846)
(Shining Guest Ant)

Interactions where Formicoxenus nitidulus 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
is a guest in nest UK/Ireland Formica a genus of ants Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formicoxenus nitidulus/Formicoxenus nitidulusshining guest ant Animal / guestUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica/Formicaa genus of antsnest
is a guest in nest UK/Ireland Formica aquilonia Scottish Wood Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formicoxenus nitidulus/Formicoxenus nitidulusshining guest ant Animal / guestUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica aquilonia/Formica aquiloniascottish wood antnest
is a guest in nest UK/Ireland Formica lugubris Northern Wood Ant, Hairy Wood Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formicoxenus nitidulus/Formicoxenus nitidulusshining guest ant Animal / guestUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica lugubris/Formica lugubrisnorthern wood ant, hairy wood antnest
is a guest in nest UK/Ireland Formica rufa Red Wood Ant, Southern Wood Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formicoxenus nitidulus/Formicoxenus nitidulusshining guest ant Animal / guestUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica rufa/Formica rufared wood ant, southern wood antnest

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
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Formicoxenus nitidulus (Shining Guest Ant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Formicoxenus nitidulus (Shining Guest Ant) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFormicoxenus nitidulus (Shining Guest Ant)
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 Formicoxenus nitidulus (Shining Guest Ant)

Formicoxenus nitidulus (Shining Guest Ant) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Formicoxenus nitidulus (Shining Guest Ant):

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