Redescritpion of Proformica nasuta (Nylander, 1856) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) using an integrative approach

Abstract

D N A L i b r a r y o f L i f e , r e s e a r c h a r t i c l eurn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A3A6CDB8-BDC8-4CD4-A409-77508FC11530 Abstract. The taxonomy of the Palaearctic ant genus Proformica Ruzsky, 1902 is confused and in need of revision. The type specimen for P. nasuta (Nylander, 1856), the type species of the genus, was from Beaucaire, southern France, and is presumably lost. Based on extensive sampling of Proformica nests in southern France, including the type locality, we show that the concept of P. nasuta has been erroneous for more than a century. We integrate information from the morphology of workers and sexual castes, DNA markers, and cuticular hydrocarbons to re-define species in southern France. This allowed us to provide a new, accurate description of P. nasuta and designate a neotype, as well as reference individuals for all castes. In addition, we propose a name, P. longipilosa sp. nov., for a species that since the end of the 19 th century has mistakenly been included in P. nasuta.

Description of Proformica borowieci sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Species of the Genus Proformica Ruzsky, 1902 from Greece

“…(A) Hydrocarbons profiles of the four Greek Proformica species. Numbers correspond to those used in Galkowski et al . 2017.…”

“…Limited access to material collected from this region additionally complicates studies on Greek Proformica and leads to erroneous records of some taxa. For example, the conception of the species Proformica nasuta (Nylander, 1856) sensu Galkowski et al , 2017, leads to the rejection of the presence of this species in Greece (Lapeva-Gjonova et al . 2010, Borowiec 2014, Lebas & Galkowski 2019b).…”