Formica nitida

Distribution based on type material
Switzerland.

Nomenclature

 *  nitida. Formica nitida Razoumowsky, 1789: 427 (no caste or sex given) SWITZERLAND. Unidentifiable to genus; incertae sedis in Formica: Bolton, 1995b: 198.

Holotype worker major in. There is no locality label on the specimen (may have been lost) but Smith gives “Aru” in the original description. The specimen has both Smith and Donisthorpe det. labels.