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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

  1. Bolton (2013) Antweb. Family: Formicidae.
  2. Bolton (2023) AntCat Online Catalog of the Ants of the World
  3. Collingwood (1979) The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark
  4. 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.
  5. Douwes, Abenius, Cederberg, Wahlstedt, Hall, Starkenberg, Reisborg & Östman (2012) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Steklar: Myror–getingar. Hymenoptera: Formicidae–Vespidae
  6. Hall (2004) Myror
  7. 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)
  8. 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)
  9. Linnæus (Linnaeus) (1761) Fauna Svecica, Editio altera
  10. 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
  11. 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)"
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