This history item belongs to Formica polyctena Foerster, 1850

Its current taxon owner(s) is Formica polyctena

Status as species: Schenck, 1852: 25; Bondroit, 1917a: 174; Bondroit, 1918: 57; Müller, 1923b: 144; Betrem, 1926: 212; Betrem, 1953: 324 (in key); Betrem, 1960b: 76 (in key); Dlussky, 1967a: 93; Kutter, 1968b: 61; Pisarski, 1969b: 313; Dlussky & Pisarski, 1970: 89; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 221; Collingwood, 1971: 168; Dlussky & Pisarski, 1971: 187 (redescription); Banert & Pisarski, 1972: 356; Pisarski, 1975: 49; Van Boven, 1977: 169; Kutter, 1977c: 272; Collingwood, 1978: 94 (in key); Arnol'di & Dlussky, 1978: 554 (in key); Collingwood, 1979: 144; Douwes, 1979: 187; Mabelis, 1979: 451; Douwes, 1981b: 217; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 59; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b: 287 (in key); Nilsson & Douwes, 1987: 86; Gösswald, 1989: 18; Wu, 1990: 6 (in key); Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 279; Radchenko, 1994b: 114 (in key); Douwes, 1995: 98; Bolton, 1995b: 201; Poldi et al., 1995: 8; Wu & Wang, 1995a: 145; Czechowski & Douwes, 1996: 125; Espadaler, 1997g: 28; Gallé et al., 1998: 218; Tinaut & Martínez-Ibañez, 1998d: 37 (in key); Czechowski et al., 2002: 73; Karaman & Karaman, 2003: 50; Csősz & Markó, 2005: 231; Karaman & Karaman, 2005: 60; Bračko, 2006: 147; Markó et al., 2006: 67; Petrov, 2006: 113 (in key); Bračko, 2007: 20; Seifert, 2007: 311; Werner & Wiezik, 2007: 144; Zryanin & Zryanina, 2007: 233; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 482; Lapeva-Gjonova et al., 2010: 51; Boer, 2010: 27; Csősz et al., 2011: 59; Karaman, 2011b: 81; Borowiec & Salata, 2012: 495; Czechowski et al., 2012: 193; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 32; Borowiec, 2014: 77; Bharti et al., 2016: 27; Lebas et al., 2016: 176; Radchenko, 2016: 286; Steiner et al., 2017: 9; Salata & Borowiec, 2018c: 44; Seifert, 2018: 322; Werner et al., 2018: 6; Seifert, 2021: 155 (diagnosis); Borowiec & Salata, 2022: 155 (redescription); Bračko, 2023: 167.


Status as species: {ref 128471}: 25; {ref 122877}: 174; {ref 122872}: 57; {ref 127478}: 144; {ref 122702}: 212; {ref 122705}: 324 (in key); {ref 122711}: 76 (in key); {ref 124136}: 93; {ref 126726}: 61; {ref 127829}: 313; {ref 124166}: 89; {ref 122478}: 221; {ref 123761}: 168; {ref 124167}: 187 (redescription); {ref 122447}: 356; {ref 127821}: 49; {ref 122960}: 169; {ref 126740}: 272; {ref 123763}: 94 (in key); {ref 122371}: 554 (in key); {ref 123764}: 144; {ref 124389}: 187; {ref 143542}: 451; {ref 124396}: 217; {ref 122148}: 59; {ref 122149}: 287 (in key); {ref 127531}: 86; {ref 125572}: 18; {ref 130478}: 6 (in key); {ref 122405}: 279; {ref 127961}: 114 (in key); {ref 124392}: 98; {ref 122860}: 201; {ref 127868}: 8; {ref 130487}: 145; {ref 130992}: 125; {ref 131202}: 28; {ref 131353}: 218; {ref 132456}: 37 (in key); {ref 130994}: 73; {ref 132782}: 50; {ref 130956}: 231; {ref 132783}: 60; {ref 132800}: 147; {ref 131816}: 67; {ref 132014}: 113 (in key); {ref 130818}: 20; {ref 132271}: 311; {ref 132940}: 144; {ref 142997}: 233; {ref 130895}: 482; {ref 132768}: 51; {ref 130781}: 27; {ref 132876}: 59; {ref 142634}: 81; {ref 142313}: 495; {ref 142239}: 193; {ref 142253}: 32; {ref 142632}: 77; {ref 142873}: 27; {ref 143395}: 176; {ref 143043}: 286; {ref 143816}: 9; {ref 143275}: 44; {ref 143563}: 322; {ref 143817}: 6; {ref 143859}: 155 (diagnosis); {ref 144091}: 155 (redescription); {ref 144399}: 167.
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2012-09-12
  • Updated at: 2024-09-09
Related records
Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
Formica polyctena Species Valid
Formica rufa polyctena Subspecies Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Formica polyctena Foerster, 1850
Other history items belonging to Formica polyctena
#282794 As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1916a: 255; Krausse, 1926b: 115.
#255354 Junior synonym of Formica rufa: Smith, 1851: 115; Mayr, 1855: 328; Nylander, 1856b: 60; Smith, 1858a: 3; Mayr, 1863a: 420; Roger, 1863b: 12; Smith, 1871c: 1; Dours, 1873: 165; André, 1874c: 202 (in list); Forel, 1874: 98 (in list); Emery & Forel, 1879: 450; Dalla Torre, 1893: 208; Wheeler, 1913i: 425; Donisthorpe, 1915f: 245; Donisthorpe, 1927c: 286; Karavaiev, 1936: 240; Gösswald, 1941: 73; Yarrow, 1955a: 3.
#255355 Subspecies of Formica rufa: Forel, 1915d: 58 (in key); Emery, 1925d: 253; Lomnicki, 1925a: 23 (in key); Stärcke, 1926a: 150 (in key); Stitz, 1939: 339; Stärcke, 1947: 146 (in text); Van Boven, 1947b: 189 (in key).
#255356 (selected) Status as species: Schenck, 1852: 25; Bondroit, 1917a: 174; Bondroit, 1918: 57; Müller, 1923b: 144; Betrem, 1926: 212; Betrem, 1953: 324 (in key); Betrem, 1960b: 76 (in key); Dlussky, 1967a: 93; Kutter, 1968b: 61; Pisarski, 1969b: 313; Dlussky & Pisarski, 1970: 89; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 221; Collingwood, 1971: 168; Dlussky & Pisarski, 1971: 187 (redescription); Banert & Pisarski, 1972: 356; Pisarski, 1975: 49; Van Boven, 1977: 169; Kutter, 1977c: 272; Collingwood, 1978: 94 (in key); Arnol'di & Dlussky, 1978: 554 (in key); Collingwood, 1979: 144; Douwes, 1979: 187; Mabelis, 1979: 451; Douwes, 1981b: 217; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 59; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b: 287 (in key); Nilsson & Douwes, 1987: 86; Gösswald, 1989: 18; Wu, 1990: 6 (in key); Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 279; Radchenko, 1994b: 114 (in key); Douwes, 1995: 98; Bolton, 1995b: 201; Poldi et al., 1995: 8; Wu & Wang, 1995a: 145; Czechowski & Douwes, 1996: 125; Espadaler, 1997g: 28; Gallé et al., 1998: 218; Tinaut & Martínez-Ibañez, 1998d: 37 (in key); Czechowski et al., 2002: 73; Karaman & Karaman, 2003: 50; Csősz & Markó, 2005: 231; Karaman & Karaman, 2005: 60; Bračko, 2006: 147; Markó et al., 2006: 67; Petrov, 2006: 113 (in key); Bračko, 2007: 20; Seifert, 2007: 311; Werner & Wiezik, 2007: 144; Zryanin & Zryanina, 2007: 233; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 482; Lapeva-Gjonova et al., 2010: 51; Boer, 2010: 27; Csősz et al., 2011: 59; Karaman, 2011b: 81; Borowiec & Salata, 2012: 495; Czechowski et al., 2012: 193; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 32; Borowiec, 2014: 77; Bharti et al., 2016: 27; Lebas et al., 2016: 176; Radchenko, 2016: 286; Steiner et al., 2017: 9; Salata & Borowiec, 2018c: 44; Seifert, 2018: 322; Werner et al., 2018: 6; Seifert, 2021: 155 (diagnosis); Borowiec & Salata, 2022: 155 (redescription); Bračko, 2023: 167.
#282796 [Note: Seifert, 2018: 321; Seifert, 2021: 155, 173 reports on Formica polyctena × Formica rufa hybrids.]
#295346 [Note: Seifert, 2018: 325; Seifert, 2021: 155, 156, 173 reports on Formica aquilonia × Formica polyctena hybrids.]
#295656 Senior synonym of Formica rufa constricta: Seifert, 2021: 156.
#295343 Senior synonym of Formica gaullei: Seifert, 2021: 155.
#255357 Senior synonym of Formica major Nylander, 1849: Radchenko, 2007: 37; Seifert, 2021: 156.
#282798 [Note: Radchenko, 2007: 37, argues that Formica major Nylander, 1849 is best regarded as a nomen oblitum; therefore Formica polyctena takes priority.]
#282799 Senior synonym of Formica minor Gösswald, 1951a: Betrem, 1960b: 64; Dlussky, 1967a: 93; Dlussky & Pisarski, 1971: 187; Pisarski, 1975: 49; Bolton, 1995b: 201; Czechowski et al., 2002: 73; Karaman, 2011b: 81; Czechowski et al., 2012: 193; Radchenko, 2016: 286; Seifert, 2021: 155.
#282800 Senior synonym of Formica rufa nuda Karavaiev, 1930b: Stärcke, 1947: 145 (in text); Dlussky, 1967a: 93; Dlussky & Pisarski, 1971: 187; Bolton, 1995b: 201; Radchenko, 2016: 286.