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Formica rufa minor
| Formica rufa minor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Formica polyctena) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | Formica rufa minor Gösswald, 1951 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Formica polyctena.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- minor. Formica minor Gösswald, 1951: 436 (w.q.) GERMANY. [First available use of Formica rufa subsp. pratensis var. minor Gösswald, 1941: 78; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of polyctena: Betrem, 1960b: 64; Dlussky, 1967a: 93.