Formica binodis Fabricius, 1775: 393 (w.) EGYPT. Palearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: 2 syntype workers. Primary type locality: Egypt: (“Habitat in Aegypto. Forskål”) (no further data). Primary type depository: ZMUK. Type notes: 1) Fabricius, 1775: 393, refers to this as Forskål material. It may therefore be the same as Formica binodis Forskål, 1775. 2) According to Horn & Kahle, 1935: 79, Forskål material should be in ZMUC. 3) Zimsen, 1964: 425, cites 2 worker syntypes in ZMUK.