Formica gerardi
| Formica (Serviformica) gerardi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | F. gerardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Formica gerardi (Bondroit, 1917)
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Formica gerardi is a species of ant that is one of two species of the subgenus Formica (Serviformica). The species is mainly distributed to mainland Europe. First described as Iberoformica gerardi in 1917 by Bondroit, it is now considered to be within Formica.[1][2][3]
Distribution
The species is primarily distributed within mainland Europe, commonly observed within the Iberian Peninsula.[4]
References
- ^ Bondroit, J. (1917). Diagnoses de trois nouveaux Formica d'Europe (PDF). pp. 186–187. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ Bernard, F (1967). Faune de l'Europe et du Bassin Méditerranéen. 3. Les fourmis (Hymenoptera Formicidae) d'Europe occidentale et septentrionale. Paris: Masson. p. 301.
- ^ "Iberoformica gerardi (Bondroit, 1917)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Formica gerardi". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-06-15.