This history item belongs to Formica octospinosa Reich, 1793

Its current taxon owner(s) is Acromyrmex octospinosus

Senior synonym of Acromyrmex octospinosus pallida: Wheeler, 1937c: 70; Gonçalves, 1961: 157; Kempf, 1972b: 14; Bolton, 1995b: 56; Fernández et al., 2015: 71. 

Senior synonym of {prott 156091}: {ref 130275}: 70; {ref 125536}: 157; {ref 126357}: 14; {ref 122860}: 56; {ref 142730}: 71.
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2012-09-12
  • Updated at: 2020-12-24
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Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
Acromyrmex octospinosus Species Valid
Atta octospinosa Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich, 1793)
Formica octospinosa Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich, 1793)
Other history items belonging to Formica octospinosa
#243532 Forel, 1893h: 590 (s.q.m.); Wheeler, 1949: 674 (l.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1986d: 496 (l.).
#243533 Combination in Atta: Emery, 1892c: 163.
#279874 Combination in Atta (Acromyrmex): Forel, 1893h: 590.
#279875 Combination in Acromyrmex: Mann, 1916: 454.
#279876 Status as species: Forel, 1893h: 590 (redescription); André, 1893b: 152; Dalla Torre, 1893: 153; Emery, 1894d: 220; Forel, 1895b: 139; Forel, 1899b: 34; Forel, 1905e: 157; Emery, 1905f: 44; Wheeler, 1905c: 130; Forel, 1907h: 2; Forel, 1908c: 42; Forel, 1908a: 69; Forel, 1912f: 181; Wheeler, 1913b: 495; Santschi, 1913h: 41; Mann, 1916: 454; Wheeler, 1916f: 326; Crawley, 1916b: 373; Wheeler, 1922e: 13; Emery, 1924f: 350; Santschi, 1925a: 391 (in key); Borgmeier, 1927c: 134; Wheeler, 1933a: 63; Wheeler, 1937c: 15, 69; Santschi, 1939e: 319 (in key); Santschi, 1939f: 166; Weber, 1941b: 125; Weber, 1945: 62; Weber, 1946c: 154; Brown, 1957e: 236; Gonçalves, 1961: 157; Kempf, 1972b: 14; Alayo, 1974: 42; Cherrett & Cherrett, 1989: 51; Bolton, 1995b: 56; Branstetter & Sáenz, 2012: 257; Fernández et al., 2015: 70 (redescription); Fernández & Serna, 2019: 834; Mera-Rodríguez et al., 2025: 12.
#312974 Senior synonym of Acromyrmex echinatior: Emery, 1905f: 44; Mera-Rodríguez et al., 2025: 12.
#243534 Senior synonym of Acromyrmex guentheri: Emery, 1894d: 220; Forel, 1899b: 34; Santschi, 1913h: 41; Emery, 1924f: 350; Borgmeier, 1927c: 134; Gonçalves, 1961: 157; Kempf, 1972b: 14; Bolton, 1995b: 56; Fernández et al., 2015: 71.
#312978 Senior synonym of Acromyrmex octospinosus cubanus: Mera-Rodríguez et al., 2025: 12.
#312980 Senior synonym of Acromyrmex octospinosus ekchuah: Mera-Rodríguez et al., 2025: 12.
#312982 Senior synonym of Acromyrmex octospinosus inti: Mera-Rodríguez et al., 2025: 12.
#243535 (selected) Senior synonym of Acromyrmex octospinosus pallida: Wheeler, 1937c: 70; Gonçalves, 1961: 157; Kempf, 1972b: 14; Bolton, 1995b: 56; Fernández et al., 2015: 71.
#312976 Senior synonym of Acromyrmex volcanus: Mera-Rodríguez et al., 2025: 12.