Formica selysi

This ant has been associated with the butterfly Glaucopsyche alexis (Obregon et al. 2015).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Albania, Austria, France, Germany, Iberian Peninsula, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

 *  selysi. Formica cinerea var. selysi Bondroit, 1918: 54 (w.) FRANCE. Combination in F. (Serviformica): Emery, 1925b: 246. Raised to species: Kutter, 1977c: 253. Senior synonym of torrentium: Seifert, 2002b: 259.
 * torrentium. Formica torrentium Bernard, 1967: 300 (w.q.m.) FRANCE. [Bernard, 1967: 300, indicates that Bernard, 1960: 108 contains the original description of torrentium. The name is not mentioned in the 1960 publication.] Junior synonym of selysi: Seifert, 2002b: 259.