Myrmica constricta Karavaiev

Iran list Type location Ukraine (Myrmica rugulosa, var. constricta Karawajew, n. nov., Karavaiev [Karawajew], 1934: 64 (in key); earlier Myrmica (Myrmica) rugulosa Nyl. var. minuta nov. Karawajew, 1929: 204; raised to species Seifert et al, 2009: 72) Kiev.

Karavaiev's (1929) description is at . TL 3.0-3.5 mm.
Karavaiev's (1934) description, with illustration, is at .

The photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913076.

Radchenko & Elmes (2010: 724, in key, couplet 18) separate this from M. rugulosa (see below) by the presence of a weak ridge on the base of the scape of constricta and not on rugulosa.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Myrmica constricta B Taylor det.	Iran O Paknia ZMGU 635	2006 Amole 36.4708333 N 52.3633333 E	.	3
Myrmica constricta B Taylor det.	Iran M Ghatei 55	16.v.2015 37.36°N 49.13°E 52 m	Masal, Guilan hand collected park, on ground 1500h	1

The photomontage is of workers from Iran, Ariole, collected by Omid Paknia, 2006.

TL ca 4.5, HW 0.88, HL 1.04, SL 0.88, EL 0.20, CI 85 SI 100

Weakly concave anterior margin of clypeus; scapes sinuous; frontal carinae long and weakly sinous, with about 16 fine longitudinal striae between the carinae, spaces between finely spiculate; propodeal spines long, very weakly downturned, about as long as the propodeal dorsum; petiole and postpetiole with quite strong lateral rugae but dorsally only very weakly sculptured. Base of scape with small lateral spine and longitudinal flange

Reminiscent of M. collingwoodi, That also has long scapes (SI 112) and a long head (CI 86); scapes straight.

This may be a debateable identification as Radchenko & Elmes (2010: 138 ff) gave the distribution as "Europe (absent from British Isles and Iberian Peninsula). Caucasus. All old records of the species east of Ural Mts. belong to M. gallienii". Myrmica gallienii, however, is bigger, TL 4.7-4.8, has HW 1.04 mm and SI 85.

The photomontage is of a workers from Iran, Masal, Guilan, collected by M Ghatei (55).

Myrmica rugulosa Nylander

Type location Finland (Nylander, 1849: 32)

Junior synonyms (Radchenko & Elmes, 2010)
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The photomontage of a worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0179921.