This history item belongs to Formica edax Forskål, 1775

Its current taxon owner(s) is Pheidole edax

Junior synonym of Pheidole megacephala: Dalla Torre, 1892: 90; Emery, 1892c: 160; Dalla Torre, 1893: 92, 194 (footnote); Emery, 1915i: 235; Emery, 1921c: 85; Wheeler, 1922: 812; Bolton, 1995b: 320; Eguchi, 2001b: 77; Eguchi, 2008: 55; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 332; Sarnat et al., 2015: 50. 

Junior synonym of {prott 169828}: {ref 124001}: 90; {ref 124557}: 160; {ref 124002}: 92, 194 (footnote); {ref 124730}: 235; {ref 124749}: 85; {ref 133015}: 812; {ref 122860}: 320; {ref 131173}: 77; {ref 131171}: 55; {ref 142378}: 332; {ref 142853}: 50.
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2012-09-12
  • Updated at: 2022-07-12
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Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
Formica edax Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Pheidole edax (Forskål, 1775)
Pheidole edax Species Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)
Other history items belonging to Formica edax
#264449 (selected) Junior synonym of Pheidole megacephala: Dalla Torre, 1892: 90; Emery, 1892c: 160; Dalla Torre, 1893: 92, 194 (footnote); Emery, 1915i: 235; Emery, 1921c: 85; Wheeler, 1922: 812; Bolton, 1995b: 320; Eguchi, 2001b: 77; Eguchi, 2008: 55; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 332; Sarnat et al., 2015: 50.
#264450 [Note: Pheidole edax is perhaps not a Pheidole species, but if the synonymy is correct then Pheidole edax would have priority over Pheidole megacephala; however, under Art. 23.9 of ICZN (1999) Pheidole edax is a nomen oblitum.]