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Bolton (2003) gives the following list of general synapomorphies for the Formicidae (but note that several of these are not unique to ants and have evolved independently in other vespoids, and that several have been secondarily lost in certain ant lineages):
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tolweb.org/tree?group=Formicidae
tolweb.org/tree?group=Formicidae
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Ants are placed in a single family, the Formicidae. They belong to the order Hymenoptera, which includes bees, wasps, sawflies, and ichneumons. ... Family Formicidae ants ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Hymenoptera Suborder Apocrita Family Formicidae...
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animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/informatio...
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Formicidae.html
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Fortunately, this is changing, as many people are now working with Formicidae in one aspect or another. Regional faunistic studies, such as those being conducted by the MEM, are helping scientists better understand species diversity and distributions.
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www.msstate.edu/org/mississippientmuseum/Researchtaxapa...
www.msstate.edu/org/mississippientmuseum/Researchtaxapages/Formicidaehome.html
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Describes and illustrates diagnositc characters for the family Formicidae. ... Identifying characteristics for the family Formicidae include:
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eny3005.ifas.ufl.edu/lab1/Hymenoptera/Formicid.htm
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Dolichoderus bispinosus (Olivier) ... Unidentified Formicidae ... Unplaced Foreign Formicidae...
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www.entomology.wisc.edu/irc/hymenopt/formicid.html
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Ants of Africa and Madagascar ... Social, on occasion parasites or slave makers. Queen may be replaced by laying workers. Larvae are raised by the workers who feed them with animal or plant matter. ... Brothers, D.J. & Finnamore A.T. 1993. Superfamily Vespoidea (pp. 161-278). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds).
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www.waspweb.org/Vespoidea/Formicidae/index.htm
www.waspweb.org/Vespoidea/Formicidae/index.htm
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Although the approximately 11000 extant species of ant family (Formicidae) make up less than 2% of the known global insect fauna, they compose at least one-third of its biomass.
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www2.arnes.si/~jzaloh/formicidae.htm
www2.arnes.si/~jzaloh/formicidae.htm
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ant n. Any of various social insects of the family Formicidae, characteristically having wings only in the males and fertile females and living in ... Any of various social insects of the family Formicidae, characteristically having wings only in the males and fertile females and living in colonies that have a complex...
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www.answers.com/topic/ant
www.answers.com/topic/ant
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Family Formicidae is named for the genus Formica, that from Latin formica ant (1). ... AntData (Formicidae of the United States, David Lubertazzi, U. of Connecticut); ... Family Formicidae - various information, photos, classification tree (Animal Diversity Web, U. of Michigan);
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bugguide.net/node/view/165
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