Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius, 1793)
(Slender Ant)

Interactions where Leptothorax acervorum 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/Leptothorax acervorum/Leptothorax acervorumslender 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/Leptothorax acervorum/Leptothorax acervorumslender antnest Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesstump
nest nest may be found in dead, fallen, partly buried twig [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Leptothorax acervorum/Leptothorax acervorumslender antnest Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, fallen, partly buriedtwig

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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
(live) live adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Rickia wasmannii a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Rickia wasmannii/Rickia wasmanniia laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Leptothorax acervorum/Leptothorax acervorumslender antliveadult ascoma ectoparasitises live adult

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
Weir, A., 1996A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British LaboulbenialesEntomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

Leptothorax acervorum (Slender Ant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leptothorax acervorum (Slender Ant) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeptothorax acervorum (Slender Ant)
GenusLeptothorax (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 Leptothorax acervorum (Slender Ant)

Leptothorax acervorum (Slender Ant) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leptothorax acervorum (Slender Ant):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 12 images of Leptothorax acervorum (Slender Ant)

Differs from the other native Myrmicine ants as follows:

Antennae with 11 segments not 12 (flagellum with 10 not 11)
Propodeal spines cylindrical and bluntly rounded in dorsal view, not tapered and sharply pointed
Smaller than Myrmica

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