Formica fusca Leach
Formica fusca Leach | |
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Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetramorium caespitum) | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Tetramorium |
Species: | Formica fusca Leach Leach, 1825 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetramorium caespitum.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- fusca. Formica fusca Leach, 1825: 290 (q.m.) FRANCE. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758: 580.] Junior synonym of caespitum: Dalla Torre, 1893: 132.