Iberoformica is a small genus of ants with only one species, Iberoformica subrufa, in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus was first described as a subgenus of Formica by Tinaut (1990), when he reclassified Formica subrufa as Iberoformica subrufa, the type species of the new subgenus. Agosti (1994) synonymized the subgenus with Formica, and the taxon was finally revived and elevated to genus rank by Muñoz-López et al. (2012) based on molecular data.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Iberoformica subrufa being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Formica gnava
- Camponotus feae
- Camponotus vestitus
- Formica japonica
- Anoplolepis custodiens
- Formica archboldi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Iberoformica
- Species
- Iberoformica subrufa
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