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Vollenhovia ambigua
| Vollenhovia ambigua | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Vollenhovia brachycera) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Vollenhovia |
| Species: | Vollenhovia ambigua Santschi, 1916 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Vollenhovia brachycera.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- ambigua. Vollenhovia ambigua Santschi, 1916d: 242. Unnecessary (second) replacement name for brevicornis Emery, 1897d: 560. Junior synonym of brachycera: Emery, 1917a: 96.
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 422, catalogue)
- Emery, C. 1897d. Viaggio di Lamberto Loria nella Papuasia orientale. XVIII. Formiche raccolte nella Nuova Guinea dal Dott. Lamberto Loria. [part]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 38[=(2(18): 546-576 (page 560, original name)
- Emery, C. 1917a. Questions de nomenclature et synonymies relatives à quelques genres et espèces de Formicides (Hym.). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1917: 94-97 (page 96, junior synonym of brachycera)
- Santschi, F. 1916d. Rectifications à la nomenclature de quelques Formicides (Hym.). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1916: 242-243 (page 242, unnecessary (second) replacement name for brevicornis Emery; Vollenhovia)