Formica rufa subsp. laeviceps Creighton, 1940a: 7 (in key), 9, fig. 1 (w.q.) U.S.A. (Utah). Nearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Utah, La Sal Mts, nr Warner Ranger Station, 4.viii.1933 (W.S. Creighton). Primary type depository: AMNH. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: paratype workers, paratype queens (numbers not stated). Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: AMNH, LACM, USNM.