Manica rubida

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey.

Castes
Queen described as brachypterous (Lenoir et al. 2010)

Nomenclature

 * . Formica rubida Latreille, 1802c: 267, pl. 10, fig. 65 (q.) FRANCE.
 * Type-material: holotype queen.
 * Type-locality: France: vic. Lyon (Vieht).
 * Type-depository: MNHN.
 * Mayr, 1855: 400 (w.m.); Hauschteck, 1965: 325 (k.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1972b: 236 (l.).
 * Combination in Manica: Jurine, 1807: 279;
 * combination in Myrmica: Schenck, 1852: 132; Smith, F. 1858b: 114; Mayr, 1861: 63 (in key); Roger, 1863b: 28; Emery, 1878b: 52;
 * combination in Myrmica (Oreomyrma): Wheeler, W.M. 1914d: 118;
 * combination in Myrmica (Neomyrma): Emery, 1915d: 69 (footnote); Forel, 1915c: 364;
 * combination in Neomyrma: Bondroit, 1918: 97; Röszler, 1950: 221;
 * combination in Myrmica (Manica): Emery, 1921f: 43;
 * combination in Manica: Weber, 1947: 440.
 * Status as species: Jurine, 1807: 279; Schilling, 1839: 56; Schenck, 1852: 132; Mayr, 1855: 400 (redescription); Nylander, 1856b: 77; Gredler, 1858: 20; Roger, 1859: 252; Mayr, 1861: 63 (in key); Roger, 1863b: 28; Mayr, 1863: 434; Dours, 1873: 167; Forel, 1874: 75 (in key); André, 1874: 192 (in key); Emery, 1878b: 52; Emery & Forel, 1879: 461; André, 1883a: 315 (in key); Nasonov, 1889: 33; Forel, 1892i: 315; Dalla Torre, 1893: 113; Ruzsky, 1902d: 29; Forel, 1904b: 374; Ruzsky, 1905b: 656; Emery, 1908a: 167; Bondroit, 1910: 494; Stitz, 1914: 71; Forel, 1915c: 364; Forel, 1915d: 32 (in key); Emery, 1916b: 121; Escherich, 1917: 325 (in key); Menozzi, 1918: 82; Bondroit, 1918: 97; Nadig, 1918: 339; Emery, 1921f: 43; Finzi, 1922: 120; Soudek, 1922: 40; Kulmatycki, 1922: 78; Müller, 1923b: 39; Soudek, 1923: 110; Schkaff, 1925: 274; Finzi, 1926: 81; Karavaiev, 1926b: 96; Stärcke, 1926: 85 (in key); Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929b: 44; Grandi, 1935: 98; Stitz, 1939: 68; Novák & Sadil, 1941: 75 (in key); Röszler, 1950: 221; Sadil, 1952: 239; Ceballos, 1956: 296; Bernard, 1967: 125 (redescription); Kutter, 1968a: 59; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 21; Collingwood, 1971: 156; Banert & Pisarski, 1972: 347; Pisarski, 1975: 9; Hamann & Klemm, 1976: 670; Aktaç, 1977: 118; van Boven, 1977: 122; Kutter, 1977c: 40; Arnol'di & Dlussky, 1978: 535 (in key); Collingwood, 1978: 76 (in key); Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 53; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b: 267 (in key); Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 77; Arakelian, 1994: 28; Bolton, 1995b: 249; Poldi, et al. 1995: 2; Gallé, et al. 1998: 214; Czechowski, et al. 2002: 34; Markó & Csösz, 2002: 111; Karaman, G.S. & Karaman, 2005: 53; Bračko, 2006: 137; Markó, Sipos, et al. 2006: 69; Petrov, 2006: 86 (in key); Bračko, 2007: 17; Seifert, 2007: 193; Werner & Wiezik, 2007: 139; Gratiashvili & Barjadze, 2008: 139; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 488; Lapeva-Gjonova, et al. 2010: 7; Boer, 2010: 54; Csösz, et al. 2011: 56; Karaman, M.G. 2011b: 35; Legakis, 2011: 4; Borowiec, L. & Salata, 2012: 511; Czechowski, et al. 2012: 114; Kiran & Karaman, 2012: 19; Borowiec, L. 2014: 100; Bračko, et al. 2014: 14; Lebas, et al. 2016: 288; Radchenko, 2016: 162; Steiner, et al. 2017: 13; Salata & Borowiec, 2018c: 46; Seifert, 2018: 153; Werner, et al. 2018: 7.
 * Senior synonym of leonina: Roger, 1859: 252; Mayr, 1861: 63 (in key); Mayr, 1863: 434; Roger, 1863b: 28; André, 1874: 203 (in list); Forel, 1874: 101 (in list); Emery & Forel, 1879: 461; Dalla Torre, 1893: 113; Ruzsky, 1905b: 656; Emery, 1921f: 43; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 21; Bolton, 1995b: 249; Radchenko, 2016: 162.
 * Senior synonym of montana: Mayr, 1855: 400; Mayr, 1863: 434; André, 1874: 203 (in list); Forel, 1874: 101 (in list); Emery & Forel, 1879: 461; Dalla Torre, 1893: 113; Ruzsky, 1905b: 656; Emery, 1921f: 43; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 21; Bolton, 1995b: 249; Radchenko, 2016: 162.
 * Distribution: Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mecedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine.
 * [Note; distribution from Borowiec, L. 2014: 100.]
 * leonina. Myrmica leonina Losana, 1834: 332, pl. 36, fig. 7 (w.) ITALY.
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Italy: Piedmont, Valdieri, viii (M. Losana).
 * Type-depository: unknown.
 * Status as species: Mayr, 1855: 413 (footnote).
 * Junior synonym of rubida: Roger, 1859: 252; Mayr, 1861: 63 (in key); Mayr, 1863: 434; Roger, 1863b: 28; André, 1874: 203 (in list); Forel, 1874: 101 (in list); Emery & Forel, 1879: 461; Dalla Torre, 1893: 113; Ruzsky, 1905b: 656; Emery, 1921f: 43; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 21; Bolton, 1995b: 249; Radchenko, 2016: 162.
 * montana. Myrmica montana Labram & Imhoff, 1838, pl. 36, figs. 1-3 (w.q.m.) SWITZERLAND.
 * Type-material: syntype worker, syntype queen, syntype male (each illustrated).
 * [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
 * Type-locality: Switzerland: (no further data), “mountainous region of our country”.
 * Type-depository: unknown.
 * [Note: according to Horn & Kahle, 1935: 121, Imhoff material is in MCZC and NMHB, but their publication shows no record at all for Labram.]
 * Status as species: Mayr, 1853b: 110 (redescription).
 * Junior synonym of rubida: Mayr, 1855: 400; Mayr, 1863: 434; André, 1874: 203 (in list); Forel, 1874: 101 (in list); Emery & Forel, 1879: 461; Dalla Torre, 1893: 113; Ruzsky, 1905b: 656; Emery, 1921f: 43; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 21; Bolton, 1995b: 249; Radchenko, 2016: 162.

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