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Formica dryas gymnomma
| Formica dryas gymnomma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Formica obscuriventris) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | Formica dryas gymnomma Wheeler, W.M., 1905 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Formica obscuriventris.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- gymnomma. Formica dryas var. gymnomma Wheeler, W.M. 1905c: 269 (w.) U.S.A. Subspecies of rufa: Creighton, 1940a: 3. Junior synonym of obscuriventris: Creighton, 1950a: 493.
References
- Creighton, W. S. 1940a. A revision of the North American variants of the ant Formica rufa. American Museum Novitates 1055: 1-10 (page 3, subspecies of rufa)
- Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 493, Junior synonym of obscuriventris)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1905d. New species of Formica. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 21: 267-274 (page 269, worker described)