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Formica gracilis Lowne
| Formica gracilis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Iridomyrmex bicknelli) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Leptomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Iridomyrmex |
| Species: | Formica gracilis Lowne, 1865 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Iridomyrmex bicknelli.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- gracilis. Formica gracilis Lowne, 1865a: 280 (w.) AUSTRALIA. [Junior primary homonym of Formica gracilis Fabricius, 1804: 405 (now in Pseudomyrmex).] Mayr, 1876: 82 (q.m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1966: 729; Crozier, 1969: 248 (k.). Combination in Hypoclinea: Mayr, 1870b: 955; in Iridomyrmex: Dalla Torre, 1893: 169. Synonym of bicknelli, first available replacement name: Heterick & Shattuck, 2011: 49.