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Definition of Formica rufa
1. Noun. Reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands.
Generic synonyms: Ant, Emmet, Pismire
Group relationships: Formica, Genus Formica
Lexicographical Neighbors of Formica Rufa
Literary usage of Formica rufa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ants and Their Ways by William Farren White (1895)
"Formica rufa, the common wood-ant, I found in abundance, ... Formica sanguinea
is very similar in its general appearance to Formica rufa, and it may easily ..."
2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1887)
"An undescribed species was taken with Formica rufa at Bedford, Pa., by Dr. Leconte.
... Dr. Leconte took it from the mounds of Formica rufa in the Alleghany ..."
3. Catalogue of British Fossorial Hymenoptera, Formicidæ, and Vespidæ, in the by Frederick Smith (1858)
"Formica rufa $ . PLATE I. Fig. 13. Antennae of Myrmica lip- 4. Labial palpi of
the worker of Formica ... Maxillary palpus of the worker of Formica rufa. 6. ..."
4. Pathogenetic Outlines of Homœpathic Drugs by Carl Heinigke (1880)
"Formica rufa. (Red Ant.) Active Principles.—Formic ac¡4 Preparation.—Tincture
and percussion potencies. GENERALITIES. Formic acid coagulates milk but not ..."
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