Formica lasioides vetula

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Formica lasioides vetula
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Formica lasioides)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Formicini
Genus: Formica
Species: Formica lasioides vetula
Wheeler, W.M., 1912

MCZ-ENT00021706 Formica neogagates var vetula hal.jpg

MCZ-ENT00021706 Formica neogagates var vetula had.jpg

Type Specimen Label

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Formica lasioides.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • vetula. Formica lasioides var. vetula Wheeler, W.M. 1912c: 90. Replacement name for picea Emery, 1895c: 335. [Junior primary homonym of picea Leach, 1825: 292.] Wheeler, W.M. 1917a: 554 (q.). Combination in F. (Proformica): Wheeler, W.M. 1913f: 540. Subspecies of neogagates: Buren, 1944a: 308. Junior synonym of lasioides: Creighton, 1950a: 458.

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