Camponotus olivieri nitidior

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Camponotus olivieri nitidior
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Camponotus olivieri zaireicus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Camponotus olivieri nitidior
Santschi, 1926

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Camponotus olivieri zaireicus.

Nomenclature

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

  • nitidior. Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri var. nitidior Santschi, 1926c: 617 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. [Junior secondary homonym of nitidior Santschi, above.] Replacement name: zaireicus Özdikmen, 2010a: 532.

References

  • Santschi, F. 1926c. Nouvelles notes sur les Campontous. Rev. Suisse Zool. 33: 597-618 (page 617, worker described [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of nitidior Santschi])