List of Formica species

This is a list of the extant and extinct (†) species in the genus Formica which includes wood ants, mound ants, & field ants.

Valid Formica species

Synonyms

A number of described species have been synonymized into other species as jr synonyms

• Formica cinerea - Senior synonym of Formica balcanica <small>Petrov & Collingwood, 1993</small>, Formica imitans <small>Ruzsky, 1902</small>, Formica lefrancoisi <small>Bondroit, 1918</small>, and Formica subrufoides <small>Forel, 1913</small>
• †Formica flori - Senior synonym to †Formica antiqua <small>Dlussky, 1967</small>, †Formica baltica <small>Dlussky, 1967</small>, †Formica egecomerta <small>Özdikmen, 2010</small>, and †Formica parvula <small>Dlussky, 2002</small>
• Formica foreli - Senior synonym to Formica goesswaldi <small>Kutter, 1967</small>, Formica naefi <small>Kutter, 1957</small>, and Formica tamarae <small>Dlussky, 1964</small>
• Formica forsslundi - Senior synonym to Formica brunneonitida <small>Dlussky, 1964</small>, Formica fossilabris <small>Dlussky, 1965</small>, and Formica nemoralis <small>Dlussky, 1964</small>
• †Lasius globularis - Senior synonym to †Formica capito <small>Heer, 1867</small>
• Formica manchu - Senior synonym to Formica dlusskyi <small>Bolton, 1995</small>
• Formica pallidefulva - Senior synonym to Formica nitidiventris <small>Emery, 1893</small>, Formica schaufussi <small>Mayr, 1866</small>, and Formica succinea <small>Wheeler, 1904</small>
• †Formica phaethusa - Senior synonym to †Formica clymene <small>Wheeler, 1915</small>
• Formica ravida - Senior synonym to Formica haemorrhoidalis <small>Creighton, 1940</small> and Formica rufa tahoensis <small>Creighton, 1940</small>
• †Formica ungeri - Senior synonym to †Formica acuminata <small>Heer, 1849</small>, †Formica aemula <small>Heer, 1867</small>, †Formica kollari <small>Heer, 1867</small>, and †Formica oblita <small>Heer, 1867</small>
• Formica pressilabris - Senior synonym to Formica rufomaculata <small>Ruzsky, 1895</small> & Formica tamarae <small>Dlussky, 1964</small>
• Formica selysi - Senior synonym to Formica torrentium <small>Bernard, 1967</small>

Moved

Some species were originally described as species of Formica, but later moved to different genera

• †Formica atavina <small>Heer, 1849</small> - current combination †Ponerites atavinus
• †Formica gracilis <small>Heer, 1867</small> - current combination †Ponerites gracilior
• †Formica longiventris <small>Heer, 1850</small> - current combination †Casaleia longiventris
• †Formica macrocephala <small>Heer, 1850</small> - current combination †Lasius ophthalmicus
• †Formica ocella <small>Heer, 1850</small> - current combination †Emplastus ocellus
• †Formica ophthalmica <small>Heer, 1850</small> - current combination †Lasius ophthalmicus
• †Formica pumila <small>Heer, 1850</small> - current combination †Lasius occultatus
• Formica subrufa <small>Roger, 1859</small> - current combination Iberoformica subrufa

Unidentifiable

A number of species described in the genus have subsequently been determined as unidentifiable to the genus.

Miscellaneous

• Formica fuliginothorax <small>Blacker, 1992</small> is considered an unavailable name, due to the type description not designating any type specimens.

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