Polyrhachis froggatti

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Polyrhachis froggatti
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis hexacantha)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis froggatti
Forel, 1910

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

Nomenclature

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

  • froggatti. Polyrhachis froggatti Forel, 1910b: 89 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Campomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 179. Junior synonym of hexacantha: Taylor, 1989a: 24.

References

  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 179, Combination in P. (Campomyrma))
  • Forel, A. 1910b. Formicides australiens reçus de MM. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Rev. Suisse Zool. 18: 1-94 (page 89, worker described)
  • Taylor, R. W. 1989a. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian ants of the genus Polyrhachis Fr Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 28: 23-27 (page 24, Junior synonym of hexacantha)