''Myrmica lonae'' is a species of ant distributed across South, Central and North Europe, East Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, West Siberian Plain and Northern Kazakhstan. It inhabits humid meadows both in the plains and in the mountains. It nests in the ground, under stones, or in moss. It forms polygynous colonies with up to 1000 workers or more.

References

* Csősz S, Markó B, Gallé L 2011
The myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Hungary: an updated checklist
''North-Western Journal of Zoology'' 7: 55–62. * Czekes Z ''et al.'' 2012
The genus Myrmica Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Romania: distribution of species and key for their identification
''Entomologica romanica'' 17: 29–50.

External links

* Hymenoptera of Europe Myrmica Insects described in 1926 {{myrmicinae-stub