Formica ferruginea Christ
Formica ferruginea | |
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Scientific classification (junior synonym of Formica rufa) | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Formicini |
Genus: | Formica |
Species: | Formica ferruginea Christ, 1791 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Formica rufa.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- ferruginea. Formica ferruginea Christ, 1791: 512, pl. 60, fig. 10 (w.) no locality. Junior synonym of rufa: Emery, 1892b: 161.