''Myrmica scabrinodis'' is a Euro-Siberian species of ant. It lives in moderately humid habitats, tolerates soil moisture but also needs direct sunshine. It often inhabits

peat bogs A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...

. It builds nests in the ground, in grass or moss tussocks, even under stones or in rotten wood. Its colonies are monogynous or have only a few queens and may contain about 2500 workers. This ant species is the main host of the entomopathogenic fungus '' Rickia wasmannii''. ''

Phengaris ''Phengaris'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies in the subfamily Polyommatinae. Commonly, these butterflies are called large blues, which if referring to a particular species is '' P. arion'', a species resident in Europe and some parts o ...

'' caterpillars are primary threats of ''M. scabrinodis'' with specific species such as ''

Phengaris arion The large blue (''Phengaris arion'') is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first defined in 1758 and first recorded in Britain in 1795. In 1979 the species became mostly extinct in Britain but has been successfully ...

'' developing a predatory relationship.

Subspecies

*'' Myrmica scabrinodis scabrinodis'' *''Myrmica scabrinodis scabrinodosabuleti''

References

* Csata E ''et al.'' (2013
Comprehensive survey of Romanian myrmecoparasitic fungi: new species, biology and distribution.
''North-Western Journal of Zoology'' 9 (1): no. 131101. * 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 1846 {{myrmicinae-stub