This history item belongs to Formica major Nylander, 1849
Its current taxon owner(s) is Formica major
[Misspelled as maior by Betrem, 1953: 324 (in key).]
[Misspelled as {misspelling <i>maior</i>} by {ref 122705}: 324 (in key).]
- Item type: taxt
- Created at: 2019-06-04
- Updated at: 2020-07-24
Related records
Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
| Formica major | Species |
Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Formica polyctena Foerster, 1850
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Other history items belonging to Formica major
| #278340 (selected) | [Misspelled as maior by Betrem, 1953: 324 (in key).] |
| #255105 | Status as species: Betrem, 1926: 213; Betrem, 1953: 324 (in key). |
| #255104 | Junior synonym of Formica rufa: Mayr, 1863a: 420; Forel, 1874: 98 (in list); Emery & Forel, 1879: 450; Donisthorpe, 1915f: 245; Donisthorpe, 1927c: 286; Gösswald, 1941: 73; Yarrow, 1955a: 3; Betrem, 1960b: 76; Dlussky, 1967a: 93; Dlussky & Pisarski, 1971: 184; Pisarski, 1975: 48; Kutter, 1977c: 273; Bolton, 1995b: 198. |
| #255107 | Junior synonym of Formica polyctena: Radchenko, 2007: 37; Seifert, 2021: 156. |
| #295350 | [Note: Radchenko, 2007: 37, argues that while Formica major and Formica polyctena are certainly synonyms, Formica major is best regarded as a nomen oblitum, therefore Formica polyctena takes priority.] |
| #307573 | [Note: Seifert, 2021: 156, regards Formica major as a hybrid of Formica aquilonia × Formica polyctena.] |