Formica meridionalis NASSONOV, 1889

Formica rufa var. meridionalis NASSONOV, 1889 [identification by DLUSSKY (1967)]

This taxon was described from Kharkiv / E Ukraine and was synonymized by DLUSSKY (1967), who investigated types in the collection of ZMLU Moskva and stated these to be in all characters consistent with F. rufa . This is credible considering G.M. Dlussky’s good knowledge of wood ants and the species spectrum present near Kharkiv.