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Polyrhachis nox
| Polyrhachis nox | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis australis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Species: | Polyrhachis nox Donisthorpe, 1938 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Polyrhachis australis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- nox. Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) nox Donisthorpe, 1938c: 249, fig. 2 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of australis: Kohout & Taylor, 1990: 513.
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1938c. The subgenus Cyrtomyrma Forel of Polyrhachis Smith, and descriptions of new species, etc. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(1): 246-267 (page 249, fig. 2 worker described)
- Kohout, R. J.; Taylor, R. W. 1990. Notes on Australian ants of the genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith, with a synonymic list of the species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 28: 509-522 (page 513, Junior synonym of australis)