Formica ruficeps Smith, F.

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Formica ruficeps
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Camponotus gilviceps)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Formica ruficeps
Smith, F., 1857

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Camponotus gilviceps.

Nomenclature

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

  • ruficeps. Formica ruficeps Smith, F. 1857a: 54 (s.w.) BORNEO. [Junior primary homonym of ruficeps Fabricius, above.] Replacement name: gilviceps Roger, 1863b: 3.

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