Formica lemani

Formica lemani is an ant species that is similar to Formica fusca.^[1] The species was not formally distinguished as being different from Formica fusca until 1917,^[2] and was not clearly described until 1954.^[3]

Formica lemani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Genus:	Formica
Species:	F. lemani
Binomial name
Formica lemani Bondroit, 1917

This species of ant is found throughout most of Europe, and parts of Asia.^[1] They are most fond of the northern mountainous forests, as they are adapted to cooler temperatures.^[4] They inhabit the coniferous forests in those regions.^[5]