Formica aurulenta

Formica aurulenta
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus sericeus)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Camponotus
Species:	Formica aurulenta Latreille, 1802

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

Nomenclature

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

• aurulenta. Formica aurulenta Latreille, 1802c: 114, pl. 3, fig. 9 (q.) SENEGAL. Junior synonym of sericeus: Roger, 1863b: 2.

References

• Latreille, P.A. 1802. Histoire naturelle des fourmis, et recueil de mémoires et d'observations sur les abeilles, les araignées, les faucheurs, et autres insectes. Paris: Impr. Crapelet (chez T. Barrois), xvi + 445 pp.