Formica species groups
A beginning on organizing some resources related to the many groupings of Formica species.......
Contents
Coptiformica
Seifert (2000) - The Palaearctic subgenus Coptoformica Mueller, 1923 belongs to the ant genus Formica and is most probably monophyletic.
- Coptoformica diagnosis/discussion/list of species
- Key to Formica subgenus Coptoformica workers of Europe
- Key to Formica subgenus Coptoformica queens of Europe
cinerea
One of three species groups within the subgenus Serviformica showing reddish pigmentation on mesosoma, varying in size from small patches to complete surface coverage. F. cinerea is Eurocaucasian and characterised by large setae numbers on posterior vertex and underside of head, large eyes and narrow petioles. (Seifert and Schultz 2009)
Formica cinerea group - definition of group, member species, etc.
exsecta
- Formica bruni
- Formica exsecta
- Formica exsectoides
- Formica fennica
- Formica foreli
- Formica forsslundi
- Formica fukaii
- Formica mesasiatica
- Formica opaciventris
- Formica pisarskii
- Formica pressilabris
- Formica suecica
- Formica ulkei
fusca
Distinguished by one or two offset teeth at the base of the mandibles.
- Formica accreta
- Formica aerata
- Formica albipennis
- Formica altipetens
- Formica argentea
- Formica browni
- Formica canadensis
- Formica cinerea
- Formica cinereofusca
- Formica clara
- Formica cunicularia
- Formica foreliana
- Formica francoeuri
- Formica fusca
- Formica fuscocinerea
- Formica gagates
- Formica gagatoides
- Formica glabridorsis
- Formica glacialis
- Formica glauca
- Formica gnava
- Formica hewitti
- Formica japonica
- Formica kozlovi
- Formica lemani
- Formica lepida
- Formica longipilosa
- Formica microphthalma
- Formica moki
- Formica montana
- Formica neoclara
- Formica neorufibarbis
- Formica occulta
- Formica pachucana
- Formica pacifica
- Formica picea
- Formica podzolica
- Formica propatula
- Formica pulla
- Formica retecta
- Formica rufibarbis
- Formica rufibarbis clarorufibarbis
- Formica selysi
- Formica sibylla
- Formica subaenescens
- Formica subcyanea
- Formica subelongata
- Formica subpilosa
- Formica subpolita
- Formica subsericea
- Formica transmontanis
- Formica xerophila
- Formica yoshiokae
microgyna
- Formica adamsi
- Formica adamsi alpina
- Formica densiventris
- Formica difficilis
- Formica impexa
- Formica indianensis
- Formica microgyna
- Formica morsei
- Formica nepticula
- Formica nevadensis
- Formica postoculata
- Formica querquetulana
- Formica scitula
- Formica spatulata
- Formica talbotae
neogagates
- Formica bradleyi
- Formica lasioides'
- Formica limata
- Formica manni
- Formica neogagates
- Formica obtusopilosa
- Formica oregonensis
- Formica perpilosa
- Formica vinculans
neorufibarbis
pallidefulva
Trager et al (2007) - The Formica pallidefulva species group is endemic to eastern and central United States, with two species extending west into the Great Plains and lower elevations in the Rocky Mountains and north into eastern Canada.
- Formica pallidefulva group diagnosis/discussion/list of species
- Key to US Formica pallidefulva group species
rufa
- Formica approximans
- Formica aquilonia
- Formica calviceps
- Formica ciliata
- Formica coloradensis
- Formica comata
- Formica criniventris
- Formica dakotensis
- Formica ferocula
- Formica fossaceps
- Formica integra
- Formica integroides
- Formica knighti
- Formica laeviceps
- Formica lugubris
- Formica mucescens
- Formica obscuripes
- Formica obscuriventris
- Formica oreas
- Formica oreas comptula
- Formica paralugubris
- Formica planipilis
- Formica polyctena
- Formica pratensis
- Formica prociliata
- Formica propinqua
- Formica ravida
- Formica reflexa
- Formica subnitens
- Formica truncorum
- Formica uralensis
- Formica yessensis
rufibarbis
One of three species groups within the subgenus Serviformica showing reddish pigmentation on mesosoma, varying in size from small patches to complete surface coverage. F. rufibarbis European to East Asian and characterised by the reduction of setae on posterior vertex and underside of head, smaller eyes and wider petioles. (Seifert and Schultz 2009)
- Formica rufibarbis group diagnosis/list of species
- Key to Formica rufibarbis group
sanguinea
- Formica aserva
- Formica creightoni
- Formica curiosa
- Formica emeryi
- Formica gynocrates
- Formica pergandei
- Formica puberula
- Formica rubicunda
- Formica sanguinea
- Formica subintegra
- Formica wheeleri
subpilosa
One of three species groups within the subgenus Serviformica showing reddish pigmentation on mesosoma, varying in size from small patches to complete surface coverage. F. subpilosa is West to Central Asian and charaterised by intermediate setae numbers on posterior vertex and underside of head, smaller eyes and wider petioles. (Seifert and Schultz 2009)
References
- Romiguier, J., J. Rolland, C. Morandin, and L. Keller. 2018. Phylogenomics of palearctic Formica species suggests a single origin of temporary parasitism and gives insights to the evolutionary pathway toward slave-making behaviour. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18:8. doi:10.1186/s12862-018-1159-4
- Seifert, B 2000a. A taxonomic revision of the ant subgenus Coptoformica Mueller, 1923 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zoosystema. 22:517-568.
- Seifert, B. and R. Schultz. 2009b. A taxonomic revision of the Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793 group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecologische Nachrichten. 12:255-272.
- Trager, J.C., MacGown, J.A., Trager, M.D. 2007. Revision of the Nearctic endemic Formica pallidefulva group (pp. 610-636). In Snelling, R.R., Fisher, B.L. & Ward, P.S. (eds). Advances in ant systematics: homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80: 690 pp.
