Formica vinculans

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: United States.

Fungi
This species is a host for the ectoparastic fungus Laboulbenia formicarum (Espadaler & Santamaria, 2012).

Nomenclature

 *  vinculans. Formica (Proformica) neogagates var. vinculans Wheeler, W.M. 1913f: 400 (in key) (w.q.) U.S.A. [Formica (Proformica) neogagates subsp. neogagates var. vinculans Wheeler, W.M. 1913f: 539; unavailable name.] Subspecies of neogagates: Buren, 1944a: 309. Junior synonym of neogagates: Creighton, 1950a: 459. Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Snelling, R.R. & Buren, 1985: 76.