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Formica obscura
Taxonomy
Formica obscura was named by Heer (1849). Its type specimen is UMJG&P 77.536, an exoskeleton (wings and abdomen), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Radoboj (unspecified or Heer coll), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.
It was recombined as Lasius obscurus by Mayr (1867) and Bolton (2012).
It was recombined as Lasius obscurus by Mayr (1867) and Bolton (2012).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1849 | Formica obscura Heer p. 119 figs. Pl 9, fig 2 |
1867 | Lasius obscurus Mayr p. 52 |
2012 | Lasius obscurus Bolton |
2014 | Formica obscura Dlussky and Putyatina p. 259 fig. 9G |
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†Formica obscura Heer 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available