Formica brunnea Latreille, 1798: 41 (w.q.) FRANCE. Palearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: neotype worker (by designation of Seifert, 2020a: 47). Primary type locality: France: FRA: 44.9125°N, 1.4769°E, Souillac-1.7 km. N, 120 m., 7.ix.2008 (C. Galkowski). Primary type depository: SMNG. Type notes: Original type data: syntype workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated), France: Brive (P.A. Latreille); material lost.