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 (monogyne) or multiple ergatogyne queens. Unique in the tribe Formicini, some species have specialized workers ("honeypot ants") 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 buddhaensis Ruzsky, 1915
 * Proformica caucasea (Santschi, 1925)
 * Proformica coriacea Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927
 * Proformica dolichocephala Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927
 * Proformica epinotalis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927
 * Proformica ferreri Bondroit, 1918
 * Proformica flavosetosa (Viehmeyer, 1922)
 * Proformica jacoti (Wheeler, 1923)
 * Proformica kaszabi Dlussky, 1969
 * Proformica kobachidzei Arnol'di, 1968
 * Proformica korbi (Emery, 1909)
 * Proformica kosswigi (Donisthorpe, 1950)
 * Proformica kusnezowi (Santschi, 1928)
 * Proformica longiseta Collingwood, 1978
 * Proformica mongolica (Emery, 1901)
 * Proformica nasuta (Nylander, 1856)
 * Proformica nitida Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1923
 * Proformica oculatissima (Forel, 1886)
 * Proformica ossetica Dubovikoff, 2005
 * Proformica pilosiscapa Dlussky, 1969
 * Proformica seraphimi Tarbinsky, 1970
 * Proformica similis Dlussky, 1969
 * Proformica splendida Dlussky, 1965
 * Proformica striaticeps (Forel, 1911)