Formica longiceps

This is the rarest of the Siberian Formica species. Nearly all nests were found in open steppe habitats and only once in a moister grassland. Alates were observed between 20 July and 2 August. (Seifert & Schultz, 2021)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Mongolia.

Nomenclature

 * . Formica (Coptoformica) longiceps Dlussky, 1964: 1036, figs. 1(3), 2(3) (w.q.) RUSSIA, MONGOLIA.
 * [Misspelled as longipes by Radchenko, 1994b: 112, 113 (in key).]
 * [Junior primary homonym of Formica longiceps Smith, F. 1863: 13.]
 * Junior synonym manchu: Seifert, 2000a: 534.
 * Status as species: Dlussky, 1965a: 19; Dlussky, 1967a: 107; Pisarski, 1969a: 235; Pisarski, 1969b: 314; Dlussky & Pisarski, 1970: 89; Kupyanskaya, 1980: 103; Pisarski & Krzysztofiak, 1981: 165; Kupyanskaya, 1990: 202; Radchenko, 1994b: 112 (in key); Wu, J. & Wang, 1995: 140; Chang & He, 2002a: 51 (in key); Seifert & Schultz, 2021: 197.
 * Senior synonym of dlusskyi: Seifert & Schultz, 2021: 197.
 * dlusskyi. Formica dlusskyi Bolton, 1995b: 194.
 * Replacement name for Formica (Coptoformica) longiceps Dlussky, 1964: 1036. [Junior primary homonym of longiceps Smith, F. 1863: 13.]
 * Junior synonym of manchu: Seifert, 2000a: 534.
 * Junior synonym of longiceps: Seifert & Schultz, 2021: 197.

Type Material

 * Lake Bouse near Kansk / Russia (appr. 56.20°N, 95.72°E). Seifert & Schultz (2021) investigated the holotype gyne labelled “Bous’e oz.2 Epshe. gub.VI 02. A. Kozhev” [in Cyrillic], “Holotypus Formica longiceps Dlussky” [red label] and one paratype worker labelled “Bous’e oz.6 Epshe. gub. VI 02 A. Koshev” [in Cyrillic], “Ergatotype F. longiceps Dlussky”; depository ZM St. Petersburg.

Taxonomic Notes
Formica dlusskyi

This name was proposed as replacement name for Formica longiceps Dlussky, 1964 which is a junior primary homonym of Formica longiceps Smith, 1863. As F. longiceps Smith is in Camponotus Mayr, 1861 since 1863 and is in no danger to return to Formica, there is according to article 23.9.5. of ICZN no need for a replacement name. (Seifert & Schultz, 2021)