<ref name="Elmes_1978">{{cite journal |first1=G. W. |last1=Elmes |year=1978 |title=A morphometric comparison of three closely related species of ''Myrmica'' (Formicidae), including a new species from England |url=https://antcat.org/documents/1055/5037.pdf |journal=Systematic Entomology |publisher= |volume=3 |issue= |pages=131–145 |doi= }}</ref>