Formica subpilosa

Distribution
This taxon was described from the Russian Federation. It is also found in Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Nomenclature

 *  subpilosa. Formica rufibarbis subsp. subpilosa Ruzsky, 1902b: 472 (w.) RUSSIA. Karavaiev, 1910b: 17 (q.m.). Combination in F. (Serviformica): Emery, 1925b: 250. Raised to species: Bondroit, 1918: 51; Collingwood, 1961a: 70. Junior synonym of rufibarbis: Bernard, 1967: 297. Revived from synonymy, with status as species: Dlussky, 1965a: 28; Dlussky, 1967a: 70; Tarbinsky, 1976: 189. Senior synonym of bipilosa and material of the unavailable names clara, fallax referred here: Dlussky, 1965a: 28. Material of the unavailable name subpilosoclara referred here by Dlussky, 1967a: 70. See also: Seifert & Schultz, 2008: 79.
 * bipilosa. Formica (Serviformica) cinerea var. bipilosa Karavaiev, 1926e: 199 (w.) RUSSIA. Raised to species: Collingwood, 1961a: 70; Collingwood, 1961b: 289. Junior synonym of subpilosa: Dlussky, 1965a: 28.