| Formica pratensis | |
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| Formica pratensis, worker | |
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| Formica pratensis. Queen, dorsal view | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | F. pratensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783
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Formica pratensis, the black-backed meadow ant, is a species of European red wood ant in the family Formicidae.
- ^ Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Formica pratensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T41984A10593077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T41984A10593077.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.