Polyrhachis gagates congolensis

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

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

Nomenclature

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

  • congolensis. Polyrhachis gagates var. congolensis Santschi, 1910c: 399 (w.) CONGO. Combination in P. (Myrma): Santschi, 1914b: 139. Subspecies of schistacea: Forel, 1913h: 357; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1001. Senior synonym of indefinita: Santschi, 1924b: 224. Junior synonym of gagates: Bolton, 1973b: 305.

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