Psyche: A Journal of Entomology / 2011 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Colony Structure and Nest Location of Two Species of Dacetine Ants: Pyramica ohioensis (Kennedy & Schramm) and Pyramica rostrata (Emery) in Maryland (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Table 3 Numbers of workers per colony of North American Pyramica species.
Species Number of workers Number of queens Reference P. apalachicolensis >300 Deyrup and Lubertazzi [38 ] P. bunki 40 King and Porter [39 ] P. clypeata 50 King and Porter [39 ] P. clypeata 62 Brown [17 ] P. creightoni 50 King and Porter [39 ] P. deyrupi 50 King and Porter [39 ] P. dietrichi 80 Kennedy and Schramm [40 ] P. dietrichi 50 King and Porter [39 ] P. eggersi
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50 King and Porter [39 ] P. memorailis 54 1 Deyrup [41 ] P. ohioensis
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2.6 ± SD 1.7 This study P. ohioensis 53 Brown [17 ] P. ornate 20 L. G. Wesson and R. G. Wesson [8 ] P. pergandei Up to 300 Brown [17 ] P. pergandei 700 Brown [37 ] P. pergandei 146 1 Wilson [10 ] P. pilinasis 30 2 L. G. Wesson and R. G. Wesson [8 ] P. pulchella 6–60 Smith [42 ] P. rostrata
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5.0 ± SD 4.9 This study P. rostrata ~200 3–5 Brown [17 ] P. rostrata 72 Brown [17 ] listed by Geraghty et al., [43 ] [Possibly incorrectly reported] P. talpa ~60 L. G. Wesson and R. G. Wesson [8 ]
*exotic, introduced species in the United States.
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