Formica paralugubris

Identification
A sibling species of Formica lugubris, these two species can be separated using queen pilosity characters and morphometrics (tables and discriminant functions to separate these two species and Formica aquilonia are provided by Seifert 1996).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: Canada. Palaearctic Region: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Germany, Iberian Peninsula, Spain, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

 *  paralugubris. Formica paralugubris Seifert, 1996a: 199, figs. 4, 5 (w.q.) SWITZERLAND.