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Formica gigas
| Formica gigas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus cruentatus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | Formica gigas Leach, 1825 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Camponotus cruentatus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- gigas. Formica gigas Leach, 1825: 292 (w.q.m.) FRANCE. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of gigas Latreille, above.] Junior synonym of herculeanus: Roger, 1859: 229; of cruentatus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 227.