Formica pallidefulva fuscata

Formica pallidefulva fuscata
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Formica pallidefulva)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Formicini
Genus:	Formica
Species:	Formica pallidefulva fuscata Emery, 1893

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

Nomenclature

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

• fuscata. Formica pallidefulva subsp. fuscata Emery, 1893i: 656 (w.q.) U.S.A. Combination in F. (Neoformica): Wheeler, W.M. 1913f: 557. Junior synonym of nitidiventris: Creighton, 1950a: 551.

References

• Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 551, Junior synonym of nitidiventris)
• Emery, C. 1893k. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamerikanischen Ameisenfauna. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 7: 633-682 (page 656, worker, queen 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 557, Combination in F. (Neoformica))