Type location Germany (Formica aliena,
Foerster 1850a: 36, worker & male, 71, queen; species status
confirmed and neotype designated by
Seifert, 1992b: 8) - no type worker images on Antweb (June 2016),
neotype below
Foerster's
(1850a) description is at .
Seifert's (1992b) redescription is at .