Polyrhachis restituta

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Polyrhachis restituta
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis decipiens)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis restituta
Viehmeyer, 1913

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

Nomenclature

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

  • restituta. Polyrhachis restituta Viehmeyer, 1913: 149, fig. (w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi) (in copal). Combination in P. (Myrma): Emery, 1925b: 202. Junior synonym of decipiens: Kohout, 1998: 521.

References

  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 202, Combination in P. (Myrma))
  • 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 521, Junior synonym of decipiens)
  • Viehmeyer, H. 1913. Ameisen aus dem Kopal von Celebes. Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 74: 141-155 (page 149, fig. worker described)