Polyrhachis continua hirsutula

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Polyrhachis continua hirsutula
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis spinifera)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis continua hirsutula
Emery, 1911

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Polyrhachis spinifera.

Nomenclature

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

  • hirsutula. Polyrhachis continua var. hirsutula Emery, 1911c: 256 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Combination in P. (Myrma): Emery, 1925b: 200. Junior synonym of spinifera: Kohout, 1998: 520.

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