Polyrhachis variolosa

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Polyrhachis variolosa
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis bubastes)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis variolosa
Emery, 1887

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

Nomenclature

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

  • variolosa. Polyrhachis variolosa Emery, 1887a: 236, pl. 4, fig. 24 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Combination in P. (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925b: 192. Junior synonym of bubastes: Bolton, 1975c: 6.

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