''Myrmica vandeli'' is an ant species found sporadically across several European countries (Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, western Ukraine, and the former Yugoslavia). It often coexists with ''
M. scabrinodis''. It lives in open, wet meadows. Nests are typically constructed in moss pads. Polygynous colonies may contain 1500 workers. Larvae of ''
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 ...
'' butterflies may parasitize their colonies.
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.
* Szász-Len AM ''et al.'' 2011
Habitat preference of Myrmica vandeli Bondroit, 1920 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its place in the ant communities''Entomologica romanica'' 16: 64.
Hymenoptera of Europe
Myrmica
Insects described in 1919
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