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Formica rufa melanotica
| Formica rufa melanotica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Formica obscuripes) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | Formica rufa melanotica Creighton, 1940 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Formica obscuripes.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- melanotica. Formica rufa subsp. melanotica Creighton, 1940a: 1, fig. 1 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. [First available use of Formica rufa subsp. obscuriventris var. melanotica Emery, 1893i: 650; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of obscuripes: Creighton, 1950a: 492.
References
- Creighton, W. S. 1940a. A revision of the North American variants of the ant Formica rufa. American Museum Novitates 1055: 1-10 (page 1, worker, queen, male described)
- Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 492, junior synonym of obscuripes)