Formica ruficornis Fabricius, 1804: 397 (q.) INDIA. Palearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype (?) queen. Primary type locality: India: (“Habitat in India orientali Dom. Daldorff. Mus. Dom. de Sehestedt.” (no further data). Primary type depository: unknown (perhaps ZMUC). Type notes: 1) No indication of number of specimens is given. 2) Zimsen, 1964: 424, cites 1 specimen in ZMUC, but this may not be type material.