Formica clara Forel

Iran list Type location Syria (Formica rufibarbis var clara n.v., Forel, 1886f: 206; raised to species as Formica clara clara by Seifert & Schultz, 2009: 263, illustrated) Damascus, Dr Lortet.

Forel's (1886f) description is at . Seifert & Schultz's lengthy and complex analysis can be seen at http://www.myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/images/pdf/volume12/mn12_255-272_non-printable.pdf. Their analysis and key is difficult, if not impossible to use without specialist equipment and very high magnifications, the mathematical complexity and use of unusual abbreviations for the parameters is unhelpful.

The photomontage of the type worker (no profile image) is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0911077.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Formica clara B Taylor det.	Iran R Nafisi 10	15.x.2012 36°42'N 57°25'E	Neghab-Sabzevar-Khorasan 3521 ft Field	1
Formica clara B Taylor det.	Iran R Nafisi 28	26.iii.2013 36°38'N 57°04'E	Joghatay-Sabzevar-Khorasan 4482 ft Garden land	4
Formica clara B Taylor det.	Iran M Seiri 04
Formica clara B Taylor det.	Iran M Seiri 05
Formica clara B Taylor det.	Iran M Ghatei 16	16.v.2015 37.42°N 49.94°°E -23 m	Kiashahr, Guilan hand collected park, on ground 1615h	1
Formica clara B Taylor det.	Iran R Afshari 18	16.vii.2014 31.20°N 51.72°E 2301 m	Hana (Hannah), Semirom, Isfahan hand collected, park, under tree 1530h	1
Formica clara B Taylor det.	Iran F Borjali 06	17.vii.2014 37°2294 N 49°5842 E 9 m	Lahijan hand collected paddy, on ground, 1530h	1
Formica clara B Taylor det.	Iran F Borjali 07	28.iv.2014 37°4194 N 49°9488 E -20 m	Kiashahr hand collected city, on soil, 1230h	1

The photomontage is of a worker from Iran, collector R Nafisi (10b).

The photomontage is of a worker from Iran, collected by R Nafisi (28).