Formica

Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London: British Museum : 1

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6295954
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scientific name	Formica
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Genus 1. FORMICA View in CoL LSID .

Formica LSID , pt., Linn. Faun. Suec. 426 (1761); Syst. Nat. i. 962 (1766).

Lasius LSID , pt., Fabr. Syst. Piez. 415 (1804).

Cataglyphis LSID , Foerst. Hym. Stud. Form. 485 (1850).

Tapinoma LSID , pt., Schenck, Besch. Nass. Ameis. 129 (1852).

Monocombus LSID ,.Mayr. 110 (1855).

The maxillary palpi 6-jointed; the labial palpi 4-jointed. Ocelli 3, placed in a triangle on the vertex*. Males and females winged, constantly so in the former sex, temporarily so in the latter. The superior wings with one marginal and two submarginal cells; one division having also a complete discoidal cell, another in which it is obsolete; the petiole of the abdomen furnished with a single vertical scale. None of the individuals furnished with a sting. The pupae enclosed in silken cocoons.