Formica (Serviformica) gagates Latr. var. piceo-gagates, Karawajew, 1926

Radchenko, Alexander G., Fisher, Brian L., Esteves, Flavia A., Martynova, Ekateryna V., Bazhenova, Tatyana N. & Lasarenko, Svetlana N., 2025, Ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the collection of Volodymyr Opanasovych Karawajew. Communication 3. Formicinae, Zootaxa 5613 (3), pp. 469-499 : 480

Formica (Serviformica) gagates Latr. var. piceo-gagates Karawajew, 1926b: 197, w, q.

Current status: junior synonym of Formica picea Nylander, 1846: 917 . Synonymy: Radchenko 2016: 297.

Type locality(-ies): “ Isti-su, Daralagös (Gouv. Erivan), VII. 1905, ww. – Jailagi Zsindscherly (Gouv. Elisabetpol), 5.500’, 29.VII. 1912, Schelkownikow , ww und flügellkose qq. – Bergpass Mych-Tokjan , Bez. Schemacha, 7000’ (Gouv. Baku), V. 1908, Schelkownikow und Woronow , ww”.

Original Karawajew labels: 4 w, “Яйлаги / Зинджерлы / Елисаветп. г. 6500´”, “ 29.VII.1912. / А. Шелковников” [Yailagi Zindzherly Elisavetpol. Prov. A. Shelkovnikov], “ F. (Serviformica) / picea v. piceo- / gagates Kar. / Dt. Karavaiev”, “ Syntypus / Formica / gagates var. piceo- / gagates Karaw. ” ; 2 q, “Яйлаги Зинд- / жерлы Елиса- / ветп. губ.”, “ 29.VII.1912 / А. Шелков- / ников” [Yailagi Zindzherly Elisavetpol. Prov. A. Shelkovnikov], “ F. (Serviformica) / picea v. piceo- / gagates Kar. Dt. Karavaiev ”, “ Syntypus / Formica / gagates var. piceo- / gagates Karaw. ” ; 4 w, “Перевалъ / МыхтокЯнъ / Шемах.у. 7000’” [ Pass Mykhtokian Shemakh .], “ V. 1908. Шел- / ковников и / Воронов” [Shelkovnikov and Voronov], “ F. (Serviformica) / picea v. piceo- / gagates Kar. / Dt. Karavaiev” .

Material: SYNTYPES, 8 w (CASENT0917338), 2 q (CASENT0917338) (Box 44).