Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Hoplomyrmus Polyrhachis (Hoplomyrmus) Gerstäcker, 1859 Subgenus Synonym
Aenictus fuscovarius Aenictus fuscovarius Gerstäcker, 1859 Species Valid Original combination
Formica cinctella Camponotus cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859 Species Valid
Formica longipes Camponotus longipes Gerstäcker, 1859 Species Homonym
Carebara colossus Carebara colossus Gerstäcker, 1859 Species Synonym Original combination
Dorylus badius Dorylus fulvus badius Gerstäcker, 1859 Subspecies Valid
Dorylus diadema Dorylus diadema Gerstäcker, 1859 Species Valid Original combination
Anomma molesta Dorylus nigricans molestus Gerstäcker, 1859 Subspecies Valid
Myrmica atomaria Trichomyrmex atomaria Gerstäcker, 1859 Species Synonym
Myrmica ominosa Trichomyrmex ominosa Gerstäcker, 1859 Species Synonym
Heptacondylus eumenoides Myrmicaria natalensis eumenoides Gerstäcker, 1859 Subspecies Valid
Ponera crassicornis Megaponera analis crassicornis Gerstäcker, 1859 Subspecies Valid
Ponera laeviuscula Megaponera laeviuscula Gerstäcker, 1859 Species Synonym
Oecophthora perniciosa Pheidole perniciosa Gerstäcker, 1859 Species Synonym
Ponera cribrinodis Platythyrea cribrinodis Gerstäcker, 1859 Species Valid
Hoplomyrmus schistaceus Polyrhachis schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859 Species Valid
Crematogaster tricolor Crematogaster tricolor Gerstäcker, 1859 Species Valid Original combination
Dichthadia glaberrima Dorylus glaberrima Gerstäcker, 1863 Species Synonym
Dichthadia Dichthadia Gerstäcker, 1863 Genus Synonym
Camponotus chrysurus Camponotus chrysurus Gerstäcker, 1871 Species Valid Original combination
Camponotus erinaceus Camponotus erinaceus Gerstäcker, 1871 Species Valid Original combination
Camponotus kersteni Camponotus kersteni Gerstäcker, 1871 Species Valid Original combination
Crematogaster cephalotes Crematogaster cephalotes Gerstäcker, 1871 Species Homonym Original combination
Pheidole scabriuscula Pheidole scabriuscula Gerstäcker, 1871 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole talpa Pheidole megacephala talpa Gerstäcker, 1871 Subspecies Valid
Dichthadia furcata Dorylus furcatus Gerstäcker, 1872 Species Valid
Statistics
Published between 1859–1873
Taxon descriptions between 1859–1872
No. of references 6
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 48
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 16
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 26
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Gerstäcker, A. 6
Gerstaecker, A. 0