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Myrmica samnitica
| Myrmica samnitica | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Myrmica laurae) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmicini |
| Genus: | Myrmica |
| Species: | Myrmica samnitica Mei, 1987 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Myrmica laurae.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- samnitica. Myrmica samnitica Mei, 1987: 457, figs. 1-15 (q.m.) ITALY. Junior synonym of laurae: Radchenko & Elmes, 2003a: 224.
References
- Mei, M. 1987. Myrmica samnitica n. sp.: una nuova formica parassita dell'Appennino Abruzzese (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Fragm. Entomol. 19: 457-469 (page 457, figs. 1-15 queen, male described)
- Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W. 2003a. A taxonomic revision of the socially parasitic Myrmica ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Palaearctic region. Ann. Zool. (Warsaw) 53: 217-243 (page 224, junior synonym of laurae)