Formica clara sinae

Distribution
This taxon was described from China.

Nomenclature

 * orientalis. Formica rufibarbis var. orientalis Wheeler, W.M. 1923b: 4 (w.) CHINA. [Junior primary homonym of orientalis Ruzsky, above.] Replacement name: sinae Emery, 1925b: 250.
 *  sinae. Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis var. sinae Emery, 1925b: 250. Replacement name for orientalis Wheeler, W.M. 1923b: 4. [Junior primary homonym of orientalis Ruzsky, 1915a: 427.] Santschi, 1928b: 42 (q.). Junior synonym of glauca: Dlussky, 1967a: 74. Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Wu, 1990: 4. Subspecies of clara: Seifert & Schultz, 2009: 265.