Formica gracilescens
Formica gracilescens | |
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Scientific classification (junior synonym of Paratrechina longicornis) | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Lasiini |
Genus: | Paratrechina |
Species: | Formica gracilescens Nylander, 1856 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Paratrechina longicornis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- gracilescens. Formica gracilescens Nylander, 1856a: xxviii (w.) FRANCE. [Also described as new by Nylander, 1856b: 73.] Junior synonym of longicornis: Roger, 1863b: 10.
References
- Nylander, W. 1856b. Synopsis des Formicides de France et d'Algérie. Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. (4) 5: 51-109 (page xxviii, worker described)
- Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 10, Junior synonym of longicornis)