Protonym: Formica polyctena
| Authorship | Foerster, 1850a: 15 |
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| Forms | w.q.m. |
| Bioregion | Palearctic |
| Locality | GERMANY |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: syntype workers, syntype queen(s), syntype male(s) (numbers not stated). Primary type locality: Germany: Stollberg, vic. Aachen (A. Foerster). Primary type depository: unknown (no material known to exist). |
| Type notes | According to Horn & Kahle, 1935: 78, Foerster’s formicid types are in MNHU, but Seifert & Schultz, 2009b: 271, state that “According to our own search in German collections type material of Förster is completely destroyed”. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Formica polyctena | Species | Valid | Original combination |
| Formica rufa polyctena | Subspecies |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Formica polyctena Foerster, 1850
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