Camponotus villosus

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Camponotus villosus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus novaehollandiae)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Camponotus villosus
Crawley, 1915

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

Nomenclature

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

  • villosus. Camponotus (Myrmoturba) villosa Crawley, 1915a: 136 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 102. Junior synonym of novaehollandiae: McArthur & Leys, 2006: 109.

References

  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 102, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))