Formica cruentata Latreille, 1802a: 116, pl. 3, fig. 10 (w.) UNKNOWN.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype (?) worker. Primary type locality: unknown ("L'habitation est inconnue. Je soupçonne qu'elle est d'Afrique."). Primary type depository: MNHN. Type notes: 1) No indication of number of specimens is given. 2) Distribution is Mediterranean.