Formica ribbeckei

Identification
Maxillary palps 5-segmented, long, reaching occipital foramen, its apical and preapical segments subequal in length; gastral tergites with sparse decumbent pubescence, distance between setae greater than their length; first funicular segment ≤ 1.2 times as long as second one, and ≤ 2.25 times as long as broad.

Distribution
This taxon was described from.

Nomenclature

 * †. †Formica ribbeckei Radchenko & Perkovsky, in Radchenko et al., 2021: 240-242, figs. 1-2 (w.) UKRAINE, ROVNO AMBER (Eocene).

Type Material

 * Holotype: worker, SIZK GU–25, Ukraine, Zhitomir Region, Korosten’ District, village Gulyanka, Rovno amber, late Eocene, 33.9–37.8 Ma.
 * Paratypes: worker, SIZK K–3566, Ukraine, Rovno Region, Klesov; worker, SIZK K–3514, Ukraine, Rovno Region, Klesov; worker, collection of M. Khomych, No. KH–F–507, Ukraine, Rovno Region, Vladimirets District, vicinity of village Voronky, Rovno amber, late Eocene, 33.9–37.8 Ma.