Formica castanipes

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Formica castanipes
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus sylvaticus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Formica castanipes
Leach, 1825

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

Nomenclature

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

  • castanipes. Formica castanipes Leach, 1825: 290 (w.q.m.) FRANCE. Junior synonym of sylvaticus: Roger, 1863b: 1.

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