Proformica striaticeps (Forel, 1911)

Formica nasuta var. striaticeps Forel, 1911: 352 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Turkey • 1☿; Antalya, Serik; 36°55’N, 31°06’E; 01. VI.2014; C. Karaman leg.; EMTU 14 /0121g • 8 ☿; Karabük, Safranbolu; 41°15’N, 32°40’E; 287 m; 07. V.2005; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 05 /0003e • 1 ☿; same collection data as for preceding; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 05 /0006a • 2 ☿; same collection data as for

preceding; K. Kiran leg.; EMTU 05 /0020d • 2 ☿; Manisa, Demirci, Bardakçı Vill.; 39°07’882”N, 28°28’446”E; 1144 m; 19.VIII.2014; C. Karaman leg.; EMTU 08 /2171c • 1 ☿; Gölmarmara, Musalar Vill.; 38°41’037”N, 28°08’748”E; 653 m; 09.VIII.2014; C. Karaman leg.; EMTU 07 /2109d • 1☿; Yozgat, Kuşçu Vill.; 39°39’15”N,

34°43’14”E; 1202 m; 29. V.2007; A. Beyarslan leg.; EMTU 07 /0086.

DISTRIBUTION IN TURKEY. — Artvin, Isparta, Sivas.

REMARKS

Collingwood & Heatwole (2000) reported that the general distribution of P.striaticeps covers Turkey. Some other researchers also mentioned that the general distribution of the species included Turkey (Borowiec & Salata 2012; Bračko et al. 2014). However, no physical record has been given so far within any study in the country till Karaman et al. (2017). Although P. nasuta (Nylander, 1856) was recorded from several localities in Turkey, recent studies showed that P. nasuta is distributed in the western part of Mediterranea (Borowiec 2014; Bračko et al. 2014; Galkowski et al. 2017). Therefore, we suggest here to exclude Turkey from the distributional range of P. nasuta and all previously determined P. nasuta material should refer P. striaticeps .