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Formica fusca fairchildi
| Formica fusca fairchildi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Formica glacialis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | Formica fusca fairchildi Wheeler, W.M., 1927 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Formica glacialis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- fairchildi. Formica fusca var. fairchildi Wheeler, W.M. 1927a: 40 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra) (locality in error). Junior synonym of glacialis: Francoeur, 1977a: 11.
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 194, catalogue)
- Francoeur, A. 1977a. The taxonomic status and biogeographic significance of the Sumatran Formica (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). Psyche (Camb.) 84: 11-12 (page 11, junior synonym of glacialis)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1927a. The occurrence of Formica fusca L. in Sumatra. Psyche (Camb.) 34: 40-41 (page 40, worker described)