Formica zealandica

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Formica zealandica
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Prolasius advena)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Melophorini
Genus: Prolasius
Species: Formica zealandica
Smith, F., 1878

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Prolasius advena.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • zealandica. Formica zealandica Smith, F. 1878a: 6 (q.) NEW ZEALAND. McAreavey, 1947: 14 (w.). Combination in Prolasius: McAreavey, 1947: 14. Junior synonym of advena: Brown, 1958h: 43.

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