Polyrhachis obsidiana

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Polyrhachis obsidiana
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Polyrhachis goramensis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis obsidiana
Karavaiev, 1927

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Polyrhachis goramensis.

Nomenclature

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

  • obsidiana. Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) obsidiana Karavaiev, 1927e: 50, fig. 21 (w.q.m.) INDONESIA (Ambon I.). [Junior primary homonym of obsidiana Emery, above.] Replacement name: coronata Santschi, 1928h: 140.

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 50, fig. 21 worker, queen, male described)
  • Santschi, F. 1928h. Fourmis de Sumatra, récoltées par Mr. J. B. Corporaal. Tijdschr. Entomol. 71: 119-140 (page 140, Replacement name: coronata)