Myrmica ferganensis

Poorly known. M. ferganensis mainly inhabits mountain meadows and river banks at altitudes over 2000 m where it builds nests in the soil, often under stones.

Identification
dshungarica-group. Similar to Myrmica juglandeti, but differs from it by the weakly developed striae surrounding antennal sockets. Often they are completely absent. (Radchenko and Elmes 2010)

Distribution
Tien-Shan, Alai, Pamir.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Kyrgyzstan.

Nomenclature

 *  ferganensis. Myrmica laevinodis var. ferganensis Finzi, 1926: 84 (w.) KYRGYZSTAN. [First available use of Myrmica rubra subsp. laevinodis var. ferganensis Karavaiev, 1916: 503; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of ruginodolaevinodis: Sadil, 1952: 241. Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Arnol'di, 1976a: 550. Junior synonym of rubra: Tarbinsky, 1976: 40. Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Radchenko, 1994a: 41; Radchenko, 1994c: 137 (in key); Radchenko, 1994f: 74. See also: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 133.

Type Material
Radchenko and Elmes (2010) - Riv. Kirgiz-ata, about 9000 feet, Fergana Prov., summer 1914, leg. B. Svarchevsky. Under stone on river bank. Many workers.

Etymology
Radchenko and Elmes (2010) - from the name Fergana with the Latin suffix ensis = place of origin, to indicate that the types were taken in Fergana province of Kyrgyzstan.