Formica altipetens

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Formica altipetens Wheeler, 1913 valid

Formica cinerea var. altipetens Wheeler, 1913i: 399 (diagnosis in key), 564 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. (Colorado). Nearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Francoeur, 1973: 52). Primary type locality: lectotype U.S.A.: Colorado, Florissant, 8100 ft (W.M. Wheeler). Primary type depository: MCZC. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: paralectotype workers (number not stated), 1 paralectotype queen, 2 paralectotype males. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: AFPC, AMNH, MCZC, USNM.

Lectotype designation: Francoeur, 1973: 52.
[Formica cinerea cinerea altipetens Wheeler, 1913i; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
Wheeler & Wheeler, 1953c: 160 (l.)
As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Cole, 1936a: 38.
Subspecies of Formica cinerea: Wheeler, 1914c: 56; Wheeler, 1917a: 550; Emery, 1925d: 246; Cole, 1942: 383; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1944: 259; Smith, 1951c: 861.
Status as species: Creighton, 1950a: 531; Gregg, 1953c: 326; Cole, 1954c: 166; Smith, 1958c: 154; Smith, 1967a: 370; Francoeur, 1973: 52 (redescription); Hunt & Snelling, 1975: 23; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1977b: 13 (in key); Yensen et al., 1977: 184; Smith, 1979: 1452; Snelling & George, 1979: 246; Allred, 1982: 462; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1986g: 88 (in key); MacKay et al., 1988: 113; Bolton, 1995b: 191; Mackay & Mackay, 2002: 333; Ward, 2005: 63.

Obsolete combinations

Formica cinerea altipetens

Citations

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