Myrmica smythiesii fortior Forel, 1904 an obsolete combination of Myrmica fortior Forel, 1904
Myrmica smythiesii var. fortior Forel, 1904d: 22 (w.) INDIA (Jammu & Kashmir). Palearctic.
Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Radchenko & Elmes, 2001b: 251). Primary type locality: lectotype India: Kashmir, Sind Valley, 6500 ft (Wroughton). Primary type depository: MHNG. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MHNG, MSNG. Type notes: 1) Other original syntype localities: India: NW Himalaya, Deota (Smythies), and Russia: E Siberia, S Ussuri (no collector’s name); the Russian specimens were excluded from Myrmica fortior by Radchenko & Elmes, 2001b: 254, as misidentifications. 2) Material from Russian far east excluded from Myrmica fortior by Radchenko & Elmes, 2001b: 254.
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