This history item belongs to Formica rufa subsp. melanotica Creighton, 1940

Its current taxon owner(s) is Formica rufa melanotica

Subspecies of Formica rufa: Cole, 1942: 380; Buren, 1944a: 302; Smith, 1951c: 869.


Subspecies of {tax 437754}: {ref 123672}: 380; {ref 123329}: 302; {ref 128824}: 869.
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2020-09-01
  • Updated at: 2020-09-01
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Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
Formica rufa melanotica Subspecies Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886
Other history items belonging to Formica rufa subsp. melanotica
#255125 [First available use of Formica rufa obscuriventris melanotica Emery, 1893k; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
#290491 As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, 1910a: 570; Wheeler, 1913i: 392 (in key), 432; Wheeler, 1917a: 537; Emery, 1925d: 254; Smith, 1928c: 279; Cole, 1936a: 37.
#290492 (selected) Subspecies of Formica rufa: Cole, 1942: 380; Buren, 1944a: 302; Smith, 1951c: 869.
#255126 Junior synonym of Formica obscuripes: Creighton, 1950a: 492; Smith, 1958c: 157; Smith, 1979: 1460; Bolton, 1995b: 198; Coovert, 2005: 150.