Polyrhachis mystica

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Polyrhachis mystica
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis cryptoceroides)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis mystica
Karavaiev, 1927

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

Nomenclature

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

  • mystica. Polyrhachis (Aulacomyrma) mystica Karavaiev, 1927e: 41, fig. 19 (w.q.m.) INDONESIA (Java). Junior synonym of cryptoceroides: Dorow, 1995: 51.

References

  • Dorow, W. H. O. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Polyrhachis Smith, 1857 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) on subgenus level with keys, checklist of species and bibliography. Cour. Forschungsinst. Senckenb. 185: 1-113 (page 51, Junior synonym of cryptoceroides)
  • 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 41, fig. 19 worker, queen, male described)