Proformica
Proformica is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from the Palearctic realm, from Mongolia through Central Asia to Spain. Colonies are small, generally containing a few hundred individuals, with a single queen or multiple ergatogyne queens. Unique in the tribe Formicini, some species have specialized workers gorged with food; they function as living storage containers.
Parasite host
Four species are host to obligate slave-making ants in the genus Rossomyrmex, with each species forming a coevolving pair:- Rossomyrmex proformicarum–''Proformica epinotalis
- Rossomyrmex quandratinodum–Proformica sp.
- Rossomyrmex anatolicus–Proformica korbi
- Rossomyrmex minuchae–Proformica longiseta''
Species
- Proformica alaica Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926
- Proformica borowieci Lebas, Galkowski, Lenoir & Perdereau, 2023
- Proformica buddhaensis Ruzsky, 1915
- Proformica caucasea
- Proformica coriacea Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927
- Proformica dolichocephala Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927
- Proformica epinotalis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927
- Proformica ferreri Bondroit, 1918
- Proformica flavosetosa
- Proformica jacoti
- Proformica kaszabi Dlussky, 1969
- Proformica kobachidzei Arnol'di, 1968
- Proformica korbi
- Proformica kosswigi
- Proformica kusnezowi
- Proformica lebasi Borowiec & Salata, 2022
- Proformica longiseta Collingwood, 1978
- Proformica mongolica
- Proformica nasuta
- Proformica nitida Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1923
- Proformica oculatissima
- Proformica ossetica Dubovikoff, 2005
- Proformica pilosiscapa Dlussky, 1969
- Proformica seraphimi Tarbinsky, 1970
- Proformica similis Dlussky, 1969
- Proformica splendida Dlussky, 1965
- ''Proformica striaticeps''