This history item belongs to Formica whymperi Wheeler, 1917

Its current taxon owner(s) is Formica adamsi whymperi

[Note: Wheeler, W.M., Creighton, Smith, M.R., and Smith D.R. all give Formica adamsi as subspecies of Formica adamsi whymperi, but Formica adamsi has priority (Bolton, 1995b: 191).]


[Note: Wheeler, W.M., Creighton, Smith, M.R., and Smith D.R. all give {tax 437305} as subspecies of {tax 437874}, but {tax 437305} has priority ({ref 122860}: 191).]
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2020-09-02
  • Updated at: 2020-09-02
Related records
Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
Formica adamsi whymperi Subspecies Valid
Formica whymperi Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Formica adamsi whymperi Wheeler, 1917
Other history items belonging to Formica whymperi
#255682 [First available use of Formica rufa obscuripes whymperi Forel, 1904b; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
#290510 As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, 1910a: 570; Wheeler, 1913i: 392 (in key), 434; Emery, 1925d: 254.
#290511 Status as species: Creighton, 1950a: 508; Smith, 1951c: 873; Smith, 1958c: 161; Kutter, 1968c: 207; Francoeur, 1977b: 208; Yensen et al., 1977: 185; Smith, 1979: 1463; Allred, 1982: 477; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1986g: 86; MacKay et al., 1988: 112 (in key).
#290512 (selected) [Note: Wheeler, W.M., Creighton, Smith, M.R., and Smith D.R. all give Formica adamsi as subspecies of Formica adamsi whymperi, but Formica adamsi has priority (Bolton, 1995b: 191).]
#255685 Subspecies of Formica adamsi: Bolton, 1995b: 206; Ward, 2005: 63.
#255684 Senior synonym of Formica microgyna californica: Wheeler & Wheeler, 1986g: 15; Bolton, 1995b: 206.
#255683 Material of the unavailable name Formica microgyna rasilis pullula referred here by Creighton, 1950a: 509; Smith, 1958c: 160; Smith, 1979: 1464.