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Formica ungeri

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Taxonomy

Formica ungeri was named by Heer (1849). Its type specimen is UMJG&P 77.566, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

F. macrocephala, F. obesa, F. occultata, F. pinguis, F. pinguis

Synonyms

Formica redtenbacheri was named by Heer (1849). Its type specimen is UMJG&P 77.510, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

It was recombined as Lasius redtenbacheri by Mayr (1867), Bolton (2012); it was synonymized subjectively with Formica ungeri by Dlussky and Putyatina (2014).
Formica acuminata was named by Heer (1849). Its type specimen is UMJG&P 77.645g, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Formica ungeri by Dlussky and Putyatina (2014).
Ponera elongatula was named by Heer (1849). Its type specimen is UMJG&P 77.641, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

It was recombined as Poneropsis elongatula by Heer (1867); it was considered a nomen dubium by Taylor (1964); it was synonymized subjectively with Formica ungeri by Dlussky and Putyatina (2014).
Formica oblita was named by Heer (1867). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Formica ungeri by Dlussky and Putyatina (2014).
Formica kollari was named by Heer (1867). Its type specimen is UMJG&P 77.574, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Formica ungeri by Dlussky and Putyatina (2014).
Formica aemula was named by Heer (1867). Its type specimen is UMJG&P 77.519, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Formica ungeri by Dlussky and Putyatina (2014).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1849	Formica ungeri Heer p. 128 figs. Pl 10, fig 1
1849	Formica redtenbacheri Heer p. 129 figs. Pl 10, fig 2
1849	Formica acuminata Heer p. 142 figs. Pl 11, fig 13,14
1849	Ponera elongatula Heer p. 150 figs. Pl 12, fig 7
1867	Formica oblita Heer p. 13 figs. Pl 1, fig 12
1867	Formica redtenbacheri Heer p. 13
1867	Formica ungeri Heer p. 13
1867	Formica kollari Heer p. 15 figs. Pl 1, figs 14,14b
1867	Formica acuminata Heer p. 17 figs. Pl 1, figs 7b
1867	Formica aemula Heer p. 18 figs. Pl 1, fig 19
1867	Poneropsis elongatula Heer p. 22
1867	Lasius redtenbacheri Mayr p. 54
2012	Formica acuminata Bolton
2012	Formica aemula Bolton
2012	Formica kollari Bolton
2012	Formica oblita Bolton
2012	Formica ungeri Bolton
2012	Lasius redtenbacheri Bolton
2014	Formica ungeri Dlussky and Putyatina p. 256 figs. 9A-F

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Gravenhorst 1843
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Altocrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
superclass	Allotriocarida
—	Athalassocarida
—	Labiocarida	Schwentner et al. 2017
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
—	Cercofilata
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia
subclass	Pterygota	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Holometabola
—	Hymenopterida
order	Hymenoptera
—	Unicalcarida
suborder	Apocrita	Gerstaecker 1867
—	Aculeata	()
superfamily	Formicoidea
family	Formicidae	()
—	Antennoclypeata
—	Euformicia
—	Doryloformicia
—	Formicia
—	Formicomyrmida
—	Formicomorpha
subfamily	Formicinae
tribe	Formicini
genus	Formica
species	ungeri

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Formica ungeri Heer 1849

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Invalid names: Formica acuminata Heer 1849 [synonym], Formica aemula Heer 1867 [synonym], Formica kollari Heer 1867 [synonym], Formica oblita Heer 1867 [synonym], Formica redtenbacheri Heer 1849 [synonym], Ponera elongatula Heer 1849 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Environment:

terrestrialc

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Created:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Modified:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Source: c = class, p = phylum

References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sarmatian or 12.80000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (3 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Sarmatian	12.8 - 11.63	Croatia	Formica ungeri (113698 117247) Formica ungeri, Formica redtenbacheri, Formica acuminata, Ponera elongatula, Formica oblita, Formica kollari, Formica aemula (type locality: 117246)