Polyrhachis sericata pruinosula

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Polyrhachis sericata pruinosula
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis litigiosa)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis sericata pruinosula
Santschi, 1928

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

Nomenclature

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

  • pruinosula. Polyrhachis (Myrma) sericata var. pruinosula Santschi, 1928h: 139. Replacement name for pruinosa Karavaiev, above. [Junior primary homonym of pruinosa Mayr, 1872: 142. Junior synonym of litigiosa: Kohout, 1998: 522.

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