Formica rufopratensis FOREL, 1874
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Formica rufopratensis FOREL, 1874
Formica rufa var. rufopratensis FOREL, 1874 [type investigation and zoogeography]
FOREL (1874) did not mention a type locality, and his description of worker and gyne may refer to Formica lugubris , Formica paralugubris , and Formica helvetica sp.n. A smaller set of morphological data available for two supposed type gynes in MNH Genève from the locality Barberine ( France, 46.050° N, 6.943° E) allow to exclude F. paralugubris but cannot separate the other two species. As F. helvetica sp.n. is considered to be restricted to East Switzerland and unlikely to occur farther west, I synonymize F. rufopratensis with F. lugubris . Alternatively, if the Barberine specimens are not recognized as types, F. rufopratensis has to be listed up under incertae sedis.
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Formica rufopratensis FOREL, 1874
Seifert, Bernhard 2021 |
Formica rufa var. rufopratensis
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