Formica melanogastes

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

Nomenclature

 * melanogastes. Formica melanogastes Latreille, 1802c: 171, pl. 7, fig. 39 (w.) FRANCE. Junior synonym of lateralis: Mayr, 1853b: 102.

Taxonomic Notes
This taxon was described from France. The shape and pigmentation characters reported suggest that it may belong to the color morph of C. lateralis mimicking Crematogaster scutellaris (Seifert, 2019).