Myrmica excelsa

Distribution
This taxon was described from the Russian Federation. It is also found in Japan, China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Nomenclature

 *  excelsa. Myrmica excelsa Kupyanskaya, 1990: 115, figs. 16, 19, 20 (w.q.m.) RUSSIA. Senior synonym of cadusa: Radchenko, 2005b: 140; of sinica: Radchenko, Zhou, et al. 2008: 783. See also: Yamane, 2008: 29; Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 131.
 * sinica. Myrmica sinica Wu & Wang, 1995: 94, figs. 137, 145, 146 (w.q.) CHINA. Junior synonym of excelsa: Radchenko, Zhou, et al. 2008: 783.
 * cadusa. Myrmica cadusa Kim, Park & Kim, 1997: 425, fig. 1 (w.) SOUTH KOREA. Junior synonym of excelsa: Radchenko, 2005b: 140.

Additional References

 * Radchenko, A.G. & Elmes, G.W. 2010. Myrmica ants of the Old World. Fauna Mundi 3: 1-789.