Species: Formica gerardi

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2021)

Formica gerardi Bondroit, 1917b PDF: 186 (w.) FRANCE. Palearctic. AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

Gómez et al., 2018 10.13102/sociobiology.v65i3.3315 PDF: 465 (q.m.); Lorite et al., 1998: 26 (k.).

Combination in Formica (Iberoformica): Czechowski et al., 2012: 39.

Combination in Formica (Serviformica): Gómez et al., 2018 10.13102/sociobiology.v65i3.3315 PDF: 465.

As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1925d PDF: 247.

Junior synonym of Iberoformica subrufa: Bernard, 1967a PDF: 301.

Status as species: Bondroit, 1918 PDF: 53; Stärcke, 1926a PDF: 148 (in key); Schmitz, 1950 PDF: 14; Collingwood & Yarrow, 1969 PDF: 89; Collingwood, 1978 PDF: 94 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 195; Espadaler, 1997g PDF: 28; Collingwood & Prince, 1998: 26 (in key); Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009 PDF: 482; Borowiec, 2014 PDF: 75; Lebas et al., 2016: 188; Gómez et al., 2018 10.13102/sociobiology.v65i3.3315 PDF: 465 (redescription).

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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Europe: France, Spain
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Palearctic

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in Urbano, 1 times found in Bosque Pinus sylvaticus, 1 times found in Descampado al lado de la gasolinera, 1 times found in Robedal/Castañar, 1 times found in Encinar aclarado, 1 times found in open, 1 times found in open rocks, 1 times found in Q. pyrenaica, C. sativa.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 2 times Nido bajo piedra, 2 times nbp, 1 times Forrajeando sobre tronco Populus nigra, 2 times Bajo piedra, 1 times Turbera, 1 times Sobre Papaver rhoeas, 1 times Sobre ?, 1 times on Citrus, 1 times in log, 1 times foraging on ground, 1 times Foraging, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 12 times Hand, 2 times search.

Elevations: collected from 475 - 1600 meters, 984 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1930-09-28 and 2016-04-29

Type specimens: not part of type series: casent0912261; syntype of Formica gerardi: casent0912260

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Species: Formica gerardi Bondroit, 1917

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