Polyrhachis karawaiewi

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Polyrhachis karawaiewi
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis radicicola)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis karawaiewi
Santschi, 1928

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

Nomenclature

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

  • karawaiewi. Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) karawaiewi Santschi, 1928h: 139. Replacement name for convexa Karavaiev, 1927e: 17. [Junior primary homonym of convexa Roger, 1863a: 153.] Junior synonym of radicicola: Kohout, 1998: 513.

References

  • Karavaiev, V. 1927f. Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet. III. Zb. Prats Zool. Muz. 3:3-52 [= Tr. Ukr. Akad. Nauk Fiz.-Mat. Vidd. 7:3-52]. (page 17, Replacement name for convexa)
  • 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 513, Junior synonym of radicicola)
  • Santschi, F. 1928h. Fourmis de Sumatra, récoltées par Mr. J. B. Corporaal. Tijdschr. Entomol. 71: 119-140 (page 139, Polyrhachis)