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Myrmica chinensis
| Myrmica chinensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Myrmica kurokii) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmicini |
| Genus: | Myrmica |
| Species: | Myrmica chinensis Viehmeyer, 1922 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Myrmica kurokii.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- chinensis. Myrmica chinensis Viehmeyer, 1922: 204 (q.m.) CHINA. Subspecies of tibetana: Weber, 1947: 466. Revived status as species: Radchenko, 1994a: 41. Junior synonym of kurokii: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 179.
References
- Radchenko, A. G. 1994a. Taxonomic structure of the ant genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Eurasia. Report 1. Zool. Zh. 73(6 6: 39-51 (page 41, Revived status as species)
- Viehmeyer, H. 1922. Neue Ameisen. Arch. Naturgesch. (A)88(7 7: 203-220 (page 204, queen, male described)
- Weber, N. A. 1947b. A revision of the North American ants of the genus Myrmica Latreille with a synopsis of the Palearctic species. I. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 40: 437-474 (page 466, Subspecies of tibetana)