Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Hymenoptera
- family
- Formicidae
- genus
- Formica
- species
- Formica rufa
Name
- Synonyms
- Formica meridionalis Nassonov, 1889
- Formica obscurata Santschi, 1925
- Formica piniphila Schenck, 1852
- Formica rufa emeryi Stitz, 1939
- Formica rufa var. meridionalis Nassonov, 1889
- Formica rufa var. obscurata Santschi, 1925
- Formica rufa var. rufotruncicola Wasmann, 1891
- Formica rufopratensis Forel, 1874
- Formica rufotruncicola Wasmann, 1891
- Homonyms
- Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761
- Common names
- Arukuklane in Estonian
- Behaarde bosmier in Dutch
- Behaarde rode bosmier in Dutch
- Biörn-Myra in Swedish
- Erdei vöröshangya in Hungarian
- European Wood Ant in English
- Formica rossa di bosco in Italian
- Formica rufa in Italian
- Fourmi rousse des bois in French
- Fourmi rousse des bois in French
- Furnica cal in Romanian
- Furnica sudică de lemn in Romanian
- Große Rote Waldameise in German
- Hormiga roja de la madera del sur in Spanish
- Kekomuurahainen in Finnish
- Metsakuklane in Estonian
- Mrówka rudnica in Polish
- Red Wood Ant in English
- Rooimier in Afrikaans
- Rote Waldameise in German
- Rote Waldameise in German
- Rudoji miško skruzdėlė in Lithuanian
- Rød skovmyre in Danish
- Rød skovmyre in Danish
- Rød tissemyre in Danish
- Rūsganā meža skudra in Latvian
- Southern Red Wood Ant in English
- Southern wood ant in English
- Stack-Myra in Swedish
- Sydlig rød skovmyre in Danish
- Wood Ant in English
- Wood Ant in English
- behaarde bosmier in Dutch
- gotka in Northern Sami
- mravec hôrny in Slovak
- mravec lesný in Slovak
- mravenec lesní in Czech
- punakekomuurahainen in Finnish
- punakekomuurahainen in Finnish
- rdeča devana in Slovenian
- röd skogsmyra in Swedish
- rød skogmaur in Norwegian Bokmål
- sørlig rød skogmaur in Norwegian Bokmål
- vanlig stackmyra in Swedish
- Мурашка руда лісова in Ukrainian
- Мурашка руда лісова in Ukrainian
- Мурашка руда лісова in Ukrainian
- Мурашка руда лісова in Ukrainian
- Мурашка рыжая лясная in Belarusian
- Рыжий лесной муравей in Russian
Bibliographic References
- Bolton (2013) Antweb. Family: Formicidae.
- Bolton (2023) AntCat Online Catalog of the Ants of the World
- Collingwood (1979) The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark
- Czechowski W., Radchenko A., Czechowska W., Vepsäläinen K.. 2012. The ants of Poland with reference to the myrmecofauna of Europe. Natura optima dux Foundation, 496 pp.
- Douwes, Abenius, Cederberg, Wahlstedt, Hall, Starkenberg, Reisborg & Östman (2012) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Steklar: Myror–getingar. Hymenoptera: Formicidae–Vespidae
- Hall (2004) Myror
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 424 Validation under the Plenary Powers of the specific name rufa Linnaeus, 1761, as published in the combination Formica rufa and designation under the same Powers of the species so named to be the type species of the genus Formica Linnaeus, 1758 (class Insecta, order Hymenoptera).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 14(8), 215-242 (1956)
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 424 Validation under the Plenary Powers of the specific name rufa Linnaeus, 1761, as published in the combination Formica rufa and designation under the same Powers of the species so named to be the type species of the genus Formica Linnaeus, 1758 (class Insecta, order Hymenoptera).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 14(8), 215-242 (1956)
- Linnæus (Linnaeus) (1761) Fauna Svecica, Editio altera
- Wegnez P., Ignace D., Morro C. 2021. - Atlas des fourmis luxembourgeoises (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Ferrantia 84, Musée national d'histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 130 p. https://ps.mnhn.lu/ferrantia/publications/Ferrantia84.pdf
- Yarrow (1954) "Application for the re-examination and re-phrasing of the decision taken by the International Commission regarding the name of the type species of ""Formica"" Linnaeus, 1758 (Class Insecta, Order Hymenoptera)"