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Formica dorsata
| Formica dorsata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Formica rufa) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | Formica dorsata Panzer, 1798 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Formica rufa.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- dorsata. Formica dorsata Panzer, 1798: no. 1651 (q.) AUSTRIA. Junior synonym of rufa: Stephens, 1829: 357; Nylander, 1846a: 902.
References
- Nylander, W. 1846a. Adnotationes in monographiam formicarum borealium Europae. Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn. 2: 875-944 (page 902, Junior synonym of rufa)
- Panzer, G. W. F. 1798. Fauna insectorum germanicae initia, oder Deutschlands Insecten. Heft 54. Nürnberg: Felssecker, 24 pp., 24 pls. (page 1651, queen described)
- Stephens, J. F. 1829b. A systematic catalogue of British insects: being an attempt to arrange all the hitherto discovered indigenous insects in accordance with their natural affinities. London: Baldwin & Cradock, xxxiv + 416 + 388 pp. (page 357, Junior synonym of rufa)