AuthorElmes, G.W., Radchenko, A.G. & Thomas, J.A.
Year2003
TitleFirst Records of Myrmica vandeli Bondroit (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Britain
TypePaper
SourceBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. 16: 145-152.
IllustrationsUseful line drawings of heads etc of M. scabrinodis and vandeli
Review (by Malcolm Storey)A short paper describing this addition to the British list and how to separate it from M. scabrinodis which the workers closely resemble.
Errata, Corrigenda & CommentsThe labels on three of the figs are incorrect: figs 1,3,4,7, 9,11 and *vandeli*, 2,5,6,8,10,12 are *scabrinodis*.
Examine Stereo Microscope
Identification difficultyThe differences are slight but consistent, once you get your eye-in. (GWE-pers. comm.)

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentMyrmicaa genus of antsAnimalia: Hymenoptera: Formicidae
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