This history item belongs to Formica ruficeps Fabricius, 1804

Its current taxon owner(s) is Camponotus ruficeps

[Note: Wheeler, 1905c: 134, gives Camponotus ruficeps as senior synonym, but Camponotus sexguttatus has priority.]


[Note: {ref 129996}: 134, gives {tax 433614} as senior synonym, but {tax 433734} has priority.]
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2020-09-16
  • Updated at: 2020-09-16
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Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
Camponotus ruficeps Species Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Camponotus sexguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)
Formica ruficeps Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Camponotus ruficeps (Fabricius, 1804)
Other history items belonging to Formica ruficeps
#248693 Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1862c: 285.
#290949 Status as species: Smith, 1858a: 49; Mayr, 1863a: 401; Roger, 1863b: 4; Mayr, 1865: 38; Mayr, 1870a: 373 (in key); Mayr, 1884: 30; Forel, 1893j: 333; Dalla Torre, 1893: 250; Forel, 1895b: 104; Luederwaldt, 1918: 51.
#290950 Junior synonym of Camponotus sexguttatus: Emery, 1894g: 2; Emery, 1896j: 375; Forel, 1899b: 155; Forel, 1905e: 161; Wheeler, 1905c: 134; Emery, 1906c: 192; Wheeler, 1908a: 156; Forel, 1909b: 57; Emery, 1925d: 152; Kempf, 1972b: 58; Bolton, 1995b: 121.
#290951 (selected) [Note: Wheeler, 1905c: 134, gives Camponotus ruficeps as senior synonym, but Camponotus sexguttatus has priority.]