Open AccessDifferentiating Iberoformica and Formica (Serviformica) with Description of the Sexual Castes of Formica (Serviformica) gerardi Bondroit, 1917 stat. rev.
Author(s) -
Kiko Gómez,
Pedro Lorite,
Federico García,
Xavier Espadaler,
Teresa Palomeque,
Olivia Sanllorente,
James C. Trager
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sociobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2447-8067
pISSN - 0361-6525
DOI - 10.13102/sociobiology.v65i3.3315
Subject(s) - biology , subgenus , botany , zoology , taxonomy (biology)
A list of morphological characters to separate Iberoformica and Formica (Serviformica) (F. fusca species group) is provided. Sexual forms of Formica gerardi Bondroit are described based on Iberian material and reinstated into the subgenus Serviformica based on genetic data and morphological characters. The status of †F.horrida Wheeler, 1915 is assessed.