Colobopsis truncata

An arboreal species common in Europe and the Maghreb (Rigato & Toni, 2011).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Balearic Islands, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iberian Peninsula, Israel, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine.

Nomenclature

 *  truncatus. Formica truncata Spinola, 1808: 244 (q.) ITALY. Dufour & Perris, 1840: 49 (w.); Forel, 1874: 45 (s.w.); Mayr, 1861: 38 (w.q.); Emery, 1916b: 235 (m., in key). Combination in Colobopsis: Mayr, 1861: 38; in Camponotus (Colobopsis): Forel, 1893b: 435. Senior synonym of fuscipes: Emery & Forel, 1879: 449; Forel, 1915d: 73. See also: Kutter, 1977c: 207.
 * fuscipes. Formica fuscipes Mayr, 1853c: 280 (w.) AUSTRIA. Combination in Colobopsis: Mayr, 1861: 38. Junior synonym of truncatus: Emery & Forel, 1879: 449.

Additional References

 * Rigato, F.; Toni, I. 2011. Short notes 21. Hymenoptera, Formicidae. Pp. 873-882 in: Nardi, G.; Whitmore, D.; Bardiani, M.; Birtele, D.; Mason, F.; Spada, L.; Cerretti, P. (eds.) 2011. Biodiversity of Marganai and Montimannu (Sardinia). Research in the framework of the ICP Forests network. Conservazione Habitat Invertebrati, 5. Sommacampagna, Verona: Cierre Edizioni, 896 pp.