Proformica Ruzsky, 1902

Christophe Galkowski, Claude Lebas & Philippe Wegnez, 2017, Redescription of Proformica nasuta (Nylander, 1856) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) using an integrative approach, European Journal of Taxonomy 290, pp. 1-40 : 11

Proformica Ruzsky, 1902

Nylander (1856) described P. nasuta , the type species of the genus, from Beaucaire. Our analyses assigned workers from the type locality and from two other localities within a radius of 10 km (Jonquières and Tarascon) to the orange taxon. They lack erect hairs on the mesosoma, agreeing with the description of Proformica nasuta by Nylander as “nuda”. Although the type is presumably lost (as it could not be found in the following collections: Nylander (Helsinki) ( Radchenko 2007), Forel (Geneva), Emery (Genoa), Bondroit (Brussels) and Santschi (Basel)),we are confident that the nest samples we collected in Beaucaire and in the surrounding area correspond to the species described by Nylander. Below we provide a redescription of P. nasuta (the orange taxon), and the description of a new species, P. longipilosa sp. nov. (the blue taxon).