Formica gagates Latreille 1798

Formica fusca r. gagates var. cinereofuscoides Forel, 1892 (unavailable name)

Formica fusca var. fuscorufibarbis Forel, 1874: Forel 1892 (as Formica fusca r. gagates var. fuscorufibarbis , unavailable name).

Formica fusca var. cinereorufibarbis Forel, 1874: Forel 1892 (as Formica fusca r. gagates var. cinereorufibarbis , unavailable name).

Records

(Map 65): Bulgaria ( Agosti and Collingwood 1987a , Atanassov and Dlusskij 1992 ); Central Predbalkan: Dermantsi vill. (Lukovit) ( Atanassov 1934 ); Western Stara Planina Mts: Chepan (Dragoman) ( Borisova et al. 2005 ); Zemen Gorge: Krastata ornitsa loc. above Skakavitsa station ( Atanassov 1934 ); Sofia Basin: Sofia, Knyazhevo [ Forel 1892 (as Formica fusca Rasse gagates Latr. var. cinereorufibarbis)], Sofia and surroundings ( Antonova and Penev 2006 ); Plana Mt.: Pasarel vill., Peyova buka hut (Pasarel vill.) ( Vagalinski and Lapeva-Gjonova in press ); Lozenska Planina Mt. ( Vassilev and Evtimov 1973 ): German monastery ( Atanassov 1936 , Antonova and Penev 2008 )]; Belasitsa Mt. ( Atanassov 1964 ); Rila Mt. ( Forel 1892 ); Western Rhodopi Mts: Asenovgrad ( Forel 1892 ), Syutka peak ( Atanassov 1936 ); Eastern Rhodopi Mts: Malko Popovo vill. (Madzharovo), Madzharovo, Kokiche vill. (Kardzhali), Meden buk vill. (Ivaylovgrad) ( Lapeva-Gjonova 2004a ); Southern Black Sea coast: Pomorie ( Forel 1892 ).

Formica gagates, Latr. Hist. Nat. Fourm. 138. pl. 5. f. 26. A. [[worker]], 26 B. [[queen]].

Losana, Form. Piem. 315.

St. Farg. Hym. i. 200.

Mayr. Form. Austr. 75. 18; Ungar. Ameis. 11. 13.

Nyl. Form. Fr. et d'Alger. 65. 21.

Formica capsincola, Schill . Bemerk. Schles. 54.

Formica picea , Nyl. Adno. Mon. Form. Bor. 917. 13; Addit. Adno. Mon. Form. 1059.

Foerst. Hym. Stud. 30. 12.

Hab. France; Germany; Austria; Switzerland; Hungary; Finland.

Buchara (Roschan, col de Mardzanai, 1 [[ queen ]], 1 [[ male ]], 9 [[ worker ]], 19. VIII; Ljangar, ' fl. Gunt, 16 [[ worker ]], 17. VIII; Schugnan, fl. Gunt, Rivak, 20 [[ worker ]], 14. VIII; Kara-gurum - Mazar, 1 [[ queen ]], 1 [[ male ]], 12 [[ worker ]], 24. VII; fl. Gunt, Sardym, 8 [[ worker ]], 16. VIII. 1897. Kaznakov!); Ferghana (Montagne Transalai, Bachmir, 9000 ' h., 4 [[ worker ]], 23. VI. 1895. Korzinsku!); Caucase septent'r. (District de Maikop, defile Aschischbok, 1 [[ queen ]], 27. VIII. 1894. Prichodko!); Transcaucasie orient. (District de Nucha, paturage alpin Schoatan-Jailag, 2500 m. h., 4 [[ male ]], 2 [[ worker ]], 3. VIII. 1901. R. Schmidt!); Crimee (Alupka,

1 [[ worker ]], 10. VI. 1899. Kuznecov!); Mongolie septent. (fl. Chara-gol, affluent d'Orchon, l [[ male ]], 1 [[ queen ]], 16. VIII. 1894. Kaskarov!; versant orient de la ville d'Urga, 1 [[ queen ]], 7. VIII. 1897. Klemenz!).