Formica obscura Smith

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Dolichoderus satanus.

Nomenclature

 * obscura. Formica obscura Smith, F. 1858b: 42 (q.) BRAZIL. [Junior primary homonym of †Formica obscura Heer, 1849: 119.] Replacement name: satanus Bolton, 1995b: 176. Combination in Dolichoderus: Mayr, 1886c: 356; in D. (Monacis): Emery, 1894c: 228; in Monacis: Kempf, 1959b: 268; in Dolichoderus: Shattuck, 1992c: 77. See also: Mackay, 1993b: 80; Shattuck, 1994: 59.