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Formica vagans Jerdon
| Formica vagans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Paratrechina longicornis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Paratrechina |
| Species: | Formica vagans Jerdon, 1851 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Paratrechina longicornis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- vagans. Formica vagans Jerdon, 1851: 124 (w.q.) INDIA. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of Formica vagans Olivier, 1792: 501.] Junior synonym of longicornis: Dalla Torre, 1893: 179; Forel, 1894c: 408.
References
- Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. (page 179, Junior synonym of longicornis)
- Forel, A. 1894c. Les Formicides de l'Empire des Indes et de Ceylan. Part IV. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 8: 396-420 (page 408, Junior synonym of longicornis)
- Jerdon, T. C. 1851. A catalogue of the species of ants found in Southern India. Madras J. Lit. Sci. 17: 103-127 (page 124, worker, queen described)