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Formica mellea Provancher
For a list of taxa which share this name see Formica mellea (disambiguation).
| Formica mellea Provancher | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Lasius nearcticus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Lasius |
| Species: | Formica mellea Provancher Provancher, 1881 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Lasius nearcticus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- mellea. Formica mellea Provancher, 1881b: 356 (w.) CANADA. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of Formica mellea Say, 1836: 286 (now in Camponotus).] [Also described as new by Provancher, 1883: 599.] Junior synonym of flavus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 185; Provancher, 1887: 236; of nearcticus: Francoeur & Béique, 1966: 144.