This history item belongs to Formica Linnaeus, 1758

Its current taxon owner(s) is Formica

Formica in Formicinae: Mayr, 1855: 300 [Formicidae]; Nylander, 1856b: 53 [Formicineae]; Mayr, 1861: 45 [Formicidae]; Mayr, 1862: 653 (in key) [Formicidae]; Mayr, 1865: 8 [Formicidae]; Mayr, 1868b: 47 [Formicidae]; Forel, 1874: 50 [Formicidae].


{tax 429349} in {tax 429149}: {ref 127185}: 300 [{tax 429011}]; {ref 127565}: 53 [{unmissing Formicineae}]; {ref 127189}: 45 [{tax 429011}]; {ref 127190}: 653 (in key) [{tax 429011}]; {ref 127193}: 8 [{tax 429011}]; {ref 127225}: 47 [{tax 429011}]; {ref 124988}: 50 [{tax 429011}].
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2012-09-12
  • Updated at: 2023-12-05
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Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
Formica Genus Valid
Formica (Formica) Subgenus Obsolete combination
an obsolete classification of Formica Linnaeus, 1758
Other history items belonging to Formica
#311052 Formica in Formicariae: Latreille, 1802b: 353; Latreille, 1804: 178; Latreille, 1809: 125; Latreille, 1810: 311.
#311053 Formica in Formicarides: Leach, 1815: 147.
#240450 Formica in Formicites: Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835: 199.
#240451 Formica in Formicidae: Smith, 1858a: 1.
#240452 (selected) Formica in Formicinae: Mayr, 1855: 300 [Formicidae]; Nylander, 1856b: 53 [Formicineae]; Mayr, 1861: 45 [Formicidae]; Mayr, 1862: 653 (in key) [Formicidae]; Mayr, 1865: 8 [Formicidae]; Mayr, 1868b: 47 [Formicidae]; Forel, 1874: 50 [Formicidae].
#240453 Formica in Camponotinae: Forel, 1878c: 373 [Camponotidae]; Emery & Forel, 1879: 450 [Camponotidae]; Dalla Torre, 1893: 192 [Camponotinae]; Emery, 1896e: 189 [Camponotinae].
#240454 Formica in Camponotinae, Camponotini: Forel, 1886h: 205.
#240455 Formica in Camponotinae, Formicini: Forel, 1893b: 165; Emery, 1895l: 772; Forel, 1899b: 127; Wheeler, 1910a: 143; Forel, 1912j: 89; Wheeler, 1915i: 120; Emery, 1916a: 252; Forel, 1917: 250.
#311054 Formica in Formicinae, Formicini + Lasiini: Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990: 18.
#240457 Formica in Formicinae, Formica genus group: Agosti, 1991: 295.
#240456 Formica in Formicinae, Formicini: Ashmead, 1905c: 384; Bondroit, 1918: 41; Wheeler, 1922: 699; Emery, 1925d: 241; subsequent authors; Bolton, 1995b: 29; Bolton, 2003: 28, 127; Ward et al., 2016: 346.
#311055 Formica as genus: all authors.
#311056 Formica as senior synonym of Adformica: Smith, 1951c: 860; Smith, 1979: 1448; Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990: 18; Agosti, 1994b: 106; Bolton, 1995b: 29; Tang et al., 1995: 103; Bolton, 2003: 128.
#311057 Formica as senior synonym of Coptoformica: Smith, 1951c: 860; Smith, 1979: 1448; Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990: 18; Agosti, 1994b: 106; Bolton, 1995b: 29; Tang et al., 1995: 103; Bolton, 2003: 128.
#311058 Formica as senior synonym of Formicina: Wheeler, 1911c: 860; Wheeler, 1911g: 164; Donisthorpe, 1916e: 276 (in text); Donisthorpe, 1943g: 646; Agosti, 1994b: 106; Bolton, 1994: 50; Bolton, 1995b: 29.
#311059 Formica as senior synonym of Neoformica: Buren, 1968a: 39; Smith, 1979: 1448; Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990: 18; Agosti, 1994b: 106; Bolton, 1995b: 29; Tang et al., 1995: 103; Bolton, 2003: 128.
#311060 Formica as senior synonym of Raptiformica: Wheeler, 1922: 699 (footnote); Smith, 1951c: 860; Smith, 1979: 1448; Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990: 18; Agosti, 1994b: 107; Bolton, 1995b: 29; Tang et al., 1995: 103; Bolton, 2003: 128.
#311061 Formica as senior synonym of Serviformica: Wheeler, 1922: 699 (footnote); Smith, 1951c: 860; Francoeur, 1973: 34; Smith, 1979: 1448; Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990: 18; Agosti, 1994b: 106; Bolton, 1995b: 29; Tang et al., 1995: 103; Bolton, 2003: 128.
#311062 [Note i: the names Coptoformica, Raptiformica and Serviformica are all regarded as junior synonyms of Formica here. However, it should be noted that many authors prefer to treat them as subgenera of Formica, and the names are often found as such throughout the literature.]
#311063 [Note ii: world list of species in Formica, arranged by species group: Bolton, 1995b: 206.]