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Polyrhachis juxtaspinosa
| Polyrhachis juxtaspinosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis esuriens) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Species: | Polyrhachis juxtaspinosa Donisthorpe, 1949 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Polyrhachis esuriens.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- juxtaspinosa. Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) juxtaspinosa Donisthorpe, 1949g: 417, fig. 2 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of sexspinosa: Bolton, 1975c: 12; of esuriens: Kohout, 1998: 518.
References
- Bolton, B. 1975c. The sexspinosa-group of the ant genus Polyrhachis F. Smith (Hym. Formicidae). J. Entomol. Ser. B 44: 1-14. (page 12, Junior synonym of sexspinosa)
- Donisthorpe, H. 1949h. A seventh instalment of the Ross Collection of ants from New Guinea. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 12(2): 401-422 (page 417, fig. 2 worker described)
- Kohout, R. J. 1998. New synonyms and nomenclatural changes in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 42: 505-531 (page 518, Junior synonym of esuriens)