Formica clarissima

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China, Mongolia, Russian Federation.

Nomenclature

 *  clarissima. Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis var. clarissima Emery, 1925b: 250 (w.) RUSSIA. [First available name for material formerly referred to clarior Ruzsky, 1915a: 421, above; unavailable name.] Senior synonym of ruzskyi (unnecessary replacement name): Bolton, 1995b: 193. Subspecies of subpilosa: Dlussky, 1965a: 30 (under the name ruzskyi). Raised to species: Seifert & Schultz, 2008: 79.
 * ruzskyi. Formica subpilosa subsp. ruzskyi Dlussky, 1965a: 30. Unnecessary replacement name for clarior Ruzsky, 1915a: 421; unavailable name. Junior synonym of clarissima: Bolton, 1995b: 203. See also: Kupyanskaya, 1990: 188.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Dlussky G. M., and B. Pisarski. 1970. Formicidae aus der Mongolei. Ergebnisse der Mongolisch-Deutschen Biologischen Expeditionen seit 1962, Nr. 46. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 46: 85-90.
 * Gregg R. E. 1969. Geographic distribution of the ant genus Formica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 71: 38-49.
 * Seifert B., and R. Schultz. 2009. A taxonomic revision of the Formica subpilosa Ruzsky, 1902 group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 12: 67-83.