Polyrhachis paromalus tobias

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Polyrhachis paromalus tobias
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis moesta)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis paromalus tobias
Forel, 1911

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

Nomenclature

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

  • tobias. Polyrhachis paromalus subsp. tobias Forel, 1911d: 391 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra). Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925b: 196. Junior synonym of moesta: Kohout, 1998: 516.

References

  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 196, Combination in P. (Myrmhopla))
  • Forel, A. 1911f. Fourmis nouvelles ou intéressantes. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 47: 331-400 (page 391, worker described)
  • 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 516, Junior synonym of moesta)