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Formica cognata
| Formica cognata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus maculatus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | Formica cognata Smith, F., 1858 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Camponotus maculatus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- cognata. Formica cognata Smith, F. 1858b: 35 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Mayr, 1862: 655 (q.m.). Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1862: 655; in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 88. Subspecies of sylvaticus: Forel, 1879a: 65; of rubripes: Forel, 1886f: 143; of maculatus: Mayr, 1862: 655; Emery, 1891b: 19; Emery, 1920c: 5; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 953; Arnold, 1922: 631. Junior synonym of maculatus: Roger, 1863b: 2; Baroni Urbani, 1972: 125.
References
- Stephens, J. F. 1829b. A systematic catalogue of British insects: being an attempt to arrange all the hitherto discovered indigenous insects in accordance with their natural affinities. London: Baldwin & Cradock, xxxiv + 416 + 388 pp. (page 357, Nomen nudum)