This history item belongs to Ponera metallica Smith, 1858

Its current taxon owner(s) is Rhytidoponera metallica

Status as species: Roger, 1860: 308; Mayr, 1862: 732; Mayr, 1863a: 410; Roger, 1863b: 17; Mayr, 1865: 72; Lowne, 1865b: 334; Mayr, 1866b: 891; Mayr, 1876: 90 (in key); Mayr, 1886c: 358; Emery, 1887f: 444; Dalla Torre, 1893: 24; Forel, 1907j: 270; Wheeler, 1909a: 26; Emery, 1911e: 39; Stitz, 1911a: 354; Emery, 1912a: 78; Emery, 1914a: 180; Forel, 1915b: 14; Wheeler, 1915h: 805; Crawley, 1918: 88; Poulton, 1922: 121; Clark, 1928c: 40; Wheeler, 1935g: 10; Clark, 1938: 362; Brown, 1958g: 204, 275; Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 20, 102; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 45; Taylor, 1987a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 380; Don, 2007: 81; Heterick, 2009: 140; Camacho et al., 2022: 12. 

Status as species: {ref 128087}: 308; {ref 127190}: 732; {ref 127213}: 410; {ref 128094}: 17; {ref 127193}: 72; {ref 143717}: 334; {ref 127216}: 891; {ref 127196}: 90 (in key); {ref 127239}: 358; {ref 132998}: 444; {ref 124002}: 24; {ref 125178}: 270; {ref 130035}: 26; {ref 124702}: 39; {ref 129035}: 354; {ref 124705}: 78; {ref 124716}: 180; {ref 125258}: 14; {ref 130095}: 805; {ref 123857}: 88; {ref 133020}: 121; {ref 123641}: 40; {ref 130265}: 10; {ref 123633}: 362; {ref 123146}: 204, 275; {ref 130430}: 20, 102; {ref 129218}: 45; {ref 129202}: 69; {ref 122860}: 380; {ref 131140}: 81; {ref 131481}: 140; {ref 143946}: 12.
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2020-06-22
  • Updated at: 2022-06-07
Related records
Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
Chalcoponera metallica Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Rhytidoponera metallica (Smith, 1858)
Ectatomma metallicum Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Rhytidoponera metallica (Smith, 1858)
Ponera metallica Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Rhytidoponera metallica (Smith, 1858)
Rhytidoponera metallica Species Valid
Other history items belonging to Ponera metallica
#294485 Lectotype designation: Brown, 1958g: 275.
#269333 Mayr, 1866b: 891 (m.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1952a: 125 (l.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1964b: 449 (l.); Crozier, 1969a: 241 (k.); Imai et al., 1977: 347 (k.)
#269334 Combination in Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera): Mayr, 1862: 732; Mayr, 1887: 539.
#281892 Combination in Ectatomma: Roger, 1863b: 17; Emery, 1887f: 444.
#281893 Combination in Rhytidoponera (Chalcoponera): Emery, 1897: 548.
#281894 Combination in Chalcoponera: Wheeler, 1935g: 10.
#281895 (selected) Status as species: Roger, 1860: 308; Mayr, 1862: 732; Mayr, 1863a: 410; Roger, 1863b: 17; Mayr, 1865: 72; Lowne, 1865b: 334; Mayr, 1866b: 891; Mayr, 1876: 90 (in key); Mayr, 1886c: 358; Emery, 1887f: 444; Dalla Torre, 1893: 24; Forel, 1907j: 270; Wheeler, 1909a: 26; Emery, 1911e: 39; Stitz, 1911a: 354; Emery, 1912a: 78; Emery, 1914a: 180; Forel, 1915b: 14; Wheeler, 1915h: 805; Crawley, 1918: 88; Poulton, 1922: 121; Clark, 1928c: 40; Wheeler, 1935g: 10; Clark, 1938: 362; Brown, 1958g: 204, 275; Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 20, 102; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 45; Taylor, 1987a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 380; Don, 2007: 81; Heterick, 2009: 140; Camacho et al., 2022: 12.
#269335 Senior synonym of Rhytidoponera caeciliae: Brown, 1958g: 204, 275; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 45; Taylor, 1987a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 380.
#281896 Senior synonym of Rhytidoponera pulchra: Brown, 1958g: 204, 275; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 45; Taylor, 1987a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 380.
#281897 Senior synonym of Rhytidoponera metallica purpurascens: Brown, 1958g: 204, 275; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 45; Taylor, 1987a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 380.
#281898 Senior synonym of Rhytidoponera metallica varians: Brown, 1958g: 204, 276; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 45; Taylor, 1987a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 380.