Protonym: Formica
| Authorship | Linnaeus, 1758: 579 |
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| Type name | Type-species: Formica rufa, by subsequent designation of Curtis, 1839: 752. |
| Type notes | Reasons for the designation of Formica rufa rather than Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1758, as type-species of Formica, are discussed by Yarrow, 1954c: 313, Yarrow, 1955a: 5. |
| Notes | Type-species also by subsequent designation of Girard, 1879: 1011. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Formica | Genus | Valid | |
| Formica (Formica) | Subgenus |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete classification of Formica Linnaeus, 1758
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