Polyrhachis malignus

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Polyrhachis malignus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis hector)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis malignus
Smith, F., 1858

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

Nomenclature

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

  • malignus. Polyrhachis malignus Smith, F. 1858b: 70, pl. 4, fig. 44 (q.) PHILIPPINES. Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925b: 195. Junior synonym of hector: Bolton, 1974b: 174.

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