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Formica montigena
| Formica montigena | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Formica dakotensis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | Formica montigena Wheeler, W.M., 1904 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Formica dakotensis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- montigena. Formica montigena Wheeler, W.M. 1904f: 374 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. Subspecies of dakotensis: Wheeler, W.M. 1913f: 463; Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, E.W. 1944: 260. Junior synonym of dakotensis: Brown, 1957f: 167.
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 199, catalogue)
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1957f. Distribution and variation of the ant Formica dakotensis Emery. Entomol. News 68: 165-167 (page 167, Junior synonym of dakotensis (provisional))
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, E. W. 1944. The ants of North Dakota. N. D. Hist. Q. 11: 231-271 (page 260, Variety/subspecies of dakotensis)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1904i. A new type of social parasitism among ants. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 20: 347-375 (page 374, worker, queen, male described)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1913i. A revision of the ants of the genus Formica (Linné) Mayr. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 53: 379-565 (page 463, Variety/subspecies of dakotensis)