Animals Named for Richard Archbold - Pyramica archboldi, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida, 11 November 2006, Fred E. Lohrer.

Archbold Biological Station founded in 1941 by Richard Archbold

Animals named for Richard Archbold: Pyramica [Smithistruma] archboldi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Pyramica archboldi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). A northern Florida ant. Drawing by Mark A. Deyrup. -- Deyrup, M. and S. Cover. 1998. Two new species of Smithistruma Brown (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Florida. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 100:214-221. The type specimen of this ant was collected at Alexander Springs Creek, Ocala National Forest (Lake Co., Florida) on 3 September 1995 by Mark A. Deyrup. "This species is names for Richard Archbold, who founded the Archbold Biological Station, which has supported a survey of Florida ants for the past decade. See also; specimen photos.