Formica nigrata Nylander, 1849: 35 (w.q.m.) ITALY (Sicily), RUSSIA. Palearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype workers, syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated). Primary type localities: Italy: Sicily, Messina (C. Zeller): Russia: (no further data) (Motshulski). Primary type depository: ZMHF. Type notes: Radchenko, 2007: 38, cites 3 worker, 1 queen, 1 male syntypes in ZMHF; all are from Italy, the Russian material appears to be lost.