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This history item belongs to Myrmica molesta Say, 1836

Its current taxon owner(s) is Solenopsis molesta

[Note: old determinations of Solenopsis molesta, by Smith, F. and others, were certainly misidentifications of Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758. Roger, 1862c: 295, Mayr, 1872: 152, and Emery & Forel, 1879: 467, indicate that Solenopsis molesta Say, 1836, sensu Smith, F., is Monomorium pharaonis.] 

[Note: old determinations of {tax 447827}, by Smith, F. and others, were certainly misidentifications of {taxac 440729}. {ref 128092}: 295, {ref 127195}: 152, and {ref 124778}: 467, indicate that {taxac 447827}, <i>sensu</i> Smith, F., is {tax 440729}.]
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2021-11-26
  • Updated at: 2021-11-26
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Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
Myrmica molesta Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Solenopsis molesta (Say, 1836)
Solenopsis molesta Species Valid
Other history items belonging to Myrmica molesta
#299553 [Misspelled as modesta by Forel, 1901j: 344.]
#269815 Wheeler & Wheeler, 1955c: 134 (l.); Petralia & Vinson, 1980: 383 (l.); Crozier, 1970a: 116 (k.); Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 232 (w.m.)
#299554 Combination in Pheidole: Roger, 1859: 259.
#299555 Combination in Monomorium: Roger, 1863b: 32; Cresson, 1887: 262; Forel, 1895b: 124.
#269816 Combination in Solenopsis: Mayr, 1863a: 407; Emery, 1895d: 275; Bolton, 1995b: 389.
#284209 Combination in Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum): Creighton, 1950a: 237.
#299556 Junior synonym of Monomorium pharaonis: Roger, 1863b: 32; Smith, 1871a: 325; Forel, 1891c: 163; Dalla Torre, 1893: 68; Forel, 1895b: 124; Zhou, 2001a: 113 (error).
#299557 Status as species: Smith, 1858a: 122, 130; Smith, 1860a: 73; Meinert, 1861: 332; Smith, 1861b: 45; Smith, 1862b: 33; Mayr, 1863a: 454; Provancher, 1881b: 360; Provancher, 1883: 603; Cresson, 1887: 262; Emery, 1895d: 277; Emery, 1896g: 85 (in key); Wheeler, 1900c: 48; Wheeler, 1901c: 533; Wheeler, 1905j: 377; Wheeler, 1906g: 2; Wheeler, 1908h: 430; Wheeler, 1910a: 563; Wheeler, 1916r: 584; Wheeler, 1917a: 501; Wheeler, 1917c: 26; Wheeler, 1917k: 461; Emery, 1922c: 200; Essig, 1926: 858; Menozzi, 1932b: 311; Cole, 1937a: 99; Dennis, 1938: 280; Wesson & Wesson, 1940: 92; Smith, 1943a: 211 (in key); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1944: 246; Buren, 1944a: 289; Creighton, 1950a: 237; Smith, 1951c: 813; Smith, 1958c: 129; Carter, 1962a: 6 (in list); Ettershank, 1966: 142; Smith, 1967a: 358; Hunt & Snelling, 1975: 22; Francoeur, 1977b: 207; Yensen et al., 1977: 183; Smith, 1979: 1387; Snelling & George, 1979: 138; Allred, 1982: 504; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1986g: 51; DuBois & LaBerge, 1988: 142; MacKay et al., 1988: 101; Blacker, 1992: 6; Wheeler et al., 1994: 304; Bolton, 1995b: 389; Mackay & Mackay, 2002: 230; Coovert, 2005: 67; MacGown & Forster, 2005: 70; Ward, 2005: 67; Ellison et al., 2012: 314; Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 232 (redescription).
#269817 Senior synonym of Solenopsis debilis: Emery, 1895d: 277; Emery, 1896g: 85; Forel, 1901j: 344; Wheeler, 1901c: 533 (in text); Wheeler, 1906g: 3; Wheeler, 1908h: 430; Wheeler, 1917c: 27; Emery, 1922c: 200; Creighton, 1950a: 237; Smith, 1951c: 813; Smith, 1979: 1387; Snelling & George, 1979: 138; Bolton, 1995b: 389.
#288820 Senior synonym of Solenopsis exigua: Emery, 1895d: 277; Emery, 1896g: 85; Wheeler, 1902g: 28; Wheeler, 1908h: 430; Emery, 1922c: 200; Creighton, 1950a: 237; Smith, 1951c: 813; Smith, 1979: 1387; Snelling & George, 1979: 138; Bolton, 1995b: 389.
#288819 Senior synonym of Solenopsis minuta: Emery, 1895d: 277; Emery, 1896g: 85; Wheeler, 1908h: 430; Emery, 1922c: 200; Creighton, 1950a: 237; Smith, 1951c: 813; Smith, 1979: 1387; Snelling & George, 1979: 138; Bolton, 1995b: 389.
#299558 (selected) [Note: old determinations of Solenopsis molesta, by Smith, F. and others, were certainly misidentifications of Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758. Roger, 1862c: 295, Mayr, 1872: 152, and Emery & Forel, 1879: 467, indicate that Solenopsis molesta Say, 1836, sensu Smith, F., is Monomorium pharaonis.]