Formica foreliana Wheeler, 1913 valid
Formica (Formica) foreliana Wheeler, 1913i: 451 (w.) U.S.A. (Arizona). Nearctic.
Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Francoeur, 1973: 234). Primary type locality: lectotype U.S.A.: Arizona, Huachuca Mts, 4500 ft and 5600 ft (C.R. Biedermann). Primary type depository: MCZC. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: paralectotype workers (number not stated). Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MCZC, USNM. Type notes: Original description says “several specimens taken from two colonies”, with different altitudes; Francoeur, 1973 does not state the altitude of origin of the lectotype.
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