This history item belongs to Formica major Nylander, 1849

Its current taxon owner(s) is Formica major

[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.] 

[Note: {ref 132061}: 37, argues that while {prott 163316} and {prott 163445} are certainly synonyms, {prott 163316} is best regarded as a <i>nomen oblitum</i>, therefore {prott 163445} takes priority.]
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2021-04-29
  • Updated at: 2023-02-08
Related records
Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
Formica major Species Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Formica polyctena Foerster, 1850
Other history items belonging to Formica major
#278340 [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 (selected) [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.]