Formica candida

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Albania, Armenia, Austria, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Finland, Georgia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Nomenclature

 *  candida. Formica candida Smith, F. 1878b: 11 (q.) KYRGYZSTAN. [Smith's description is repeated by Bingham, 1903: 335 (footnote).] Probable synonym of picea Nylander: Emery, 1925b: 249. Junior synonym of picea Nylander: Dlussky, 1967a: 61. Hence candida first available replacement name for Formica picea Nylander, 1846a: 917 [Junior primary homonym of Formica picea Leach, 1825: 292 (now in Camponotus).]: Bolton, 1995b: 192. Valid species, not synonymous with picea Nylander: Seifert, 2004: 35. Current subspecies: nominal plus formosae.