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Formica nitida Lowne
| Formica nitida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Camponotus lownei) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | Formica nitida Lowne, 1865 |
This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Camponotus lownei.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- nitida. Formica nitida Lowne, 1865a: 277 (s.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales).
- Type-material: holotype major worker.
- Type-locality: Australia: New South Wales, vic. Sydney, ix.-xi.1862 (B.T. Lowne).
- Type-depository: BMNH.
- [Junior primary homonym of Formica nitida Razoumowsky, 1789: 427.]
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 202.
- Replacement name: Camponotus lownei Forel, 1895a: 43.