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This complex was earlier believed to consist of one or two species (\n                    <jats:italic>F. picea<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>F. candida<\/jats:italic>\n                    ). However, molecular analysis suggested that it includes three cryptic species. One is\n                    <jats:italic>F. picea<\/jats:italic>\n                    from Europe, another,\n                    <jats:italic>F. candida<\/jats:italic>\n                    , is currently known exclusively from Kyrgyzstan, while the third one, temporarily designated here as\n                    <jats:italic>Formica<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp., inhabits the easternmost part of Eurasia from China to Kamchatka. It is unknown how\n                    <jats:italic>F. picea<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Formica<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp. are distributed in Siberia and whether their ranges intersect. Here we studied a sample of this complex from Siberia using mtDNA and found that their ranges overlap. The distribution of\n                    <jats:italic>Formica<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp. extends from the south of West Siberia, including Altai, to China, and the Russian Far East. No phylogeographic structure was detected, suggesting their recent dispersal from a single source.\n                    <jats:italic>F. picea<\/jats:italic>\n                    was found as far as East Siberia, but was relatively rare. While the European and West Siberian populations were genetically closely related, the specimens from Zabaykalsky Krai differed, suggesting a putative East Siberian refugium. We also determined that ecologically\n                    <jats:italic>F. picea<\/jats:italic>\n                    inhabits peat bogs in lowland areas and grassy communities above the tree line in the European mountains; in Altai, it is found in mountain steppes, while in Transbaikalia, in waterlogged areas along riverbanks.\n                    <jats:italic>Formica<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp. thrives in dry steppes and low riverbanks, but avoids bogs. Thus,\n                    <jats:italic>F. picea<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Formica<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp. differ genetically, and have different distribution ranges, as well as habitat preferences. This supports the opinion that\n                    <jats:italic>Formica<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp. should be recognized as a distinct species.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.18699\/vjgb-26-31","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,8]],"date-time":"2026-04-08T17:20:01Z","timestamp":1775668801000},"page":"274-283","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Phylogeography and taxonomic status of the Formica picea complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)"],"prefix":"10.18699","volume":"30","author":[{"given":"Z. A.","family":"Zhigulskaya","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biological Problems of the North of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"S. 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