Formica cunicularia Latreille

Iran list Type location France (Formica cunicularia, Latreille, 1798: 40, all forms; revised by Seifert & Schultz, 2009: 261, illustrated) France, Dr Lortet no type images on Antweb (August 2015)
Junior synonyms
rubescens (Formica fusca var rubescens Forel, 1904f: 423; synonymy by Yarrow, 1954a: 231) Switzerland, Vaux - see below
fuscoides (Formica (serviformica) cunicularia fuscoides ssp. nov., Dlussky, 1967a: 74, all forms; in Russian) Armenia, Byurakan - see https://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?name=antweb1008397

Latreille's (1798) description is at . Forel's (1904f) description of rubescens 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.

The photomontage of a type worker of rubescens is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0907601.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Formica cunicularia B Taylor det.	Iran R Nafisi 13	26.iii.2013 36°38'N 57°04'E	Joghatay-Sabzevar-Khorasan 4482 ft Garden field	2
Formica cunicularia B Taylor det.	Iran S Moradloo 16	28.vi.2013 36.71°N  47.72°E	Mahneshan 1302 m 31°C City	1
Formica cunicularia B Taylor det.	Iran M Safariyan 09	5.ii.2014 35.14755°N 47.78202°E	Sarab Lake 1900 m pitfall trap; edge of grassland	1
Formica cunicularia B Taylor det.	Iran E Aram 22	11.ix.2012 37.22°N 48.19°E	Hashtjin 1447 m hand collected garden on tree	2
Formica cunicularia B Taylor det.	Iran M Ghatei 15	16.v.2015 37.47°N 47.46°E -23 m	Anzali, Guilan hand collected near beach, on ground 1800h	1
Formica cunicularia B Taylor det.	Iran F Borjali 04	30.iv.2014 37°9593 N 49°5260 E 47 m	Siahkhal hand collected montane, on ground, 1600h	1
Formica cunicularia B Taylor det.	Iran F Borjali 05	17.vii.2014 37°2294 N 50°2539 E -25 m	haf & Chamkala hand collected beach, on ground, 1700h	1

The photomontage is of a worker from Iran, collector R Nafisi (13).

The photomontage is of a worker from Iran, collector S Moradlooi (16).

The photomontage is of a worker from Iran, collector M Safariyan (09).