Camponotus luederwaldti

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Camponotus luederwaldti
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus macrocephalus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Camponotus luederwaldti
Santschi, 1922

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

Nomenclature

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

  • luederwaldti. Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) luederwaldti Santschi, 1922c: 118 (s.w.) BRAZIL.
    • Junior synonym of macrocephalus: Kempf, 1968b: 408.

References

  • Kempf, W. W. 1968b. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants. IV. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 11: 369-415 (page 408, Junior synonym of macrocephalus Emery)
  • Santschi, F. 1922d. Camponotus néotropiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 62: 97-124 (page 118, soldier, worker described)
  • Shattuck, S. O.; McArthur, A. J. 1995. Generic placements of Australian ants described by W. F. Erichson (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 34: 121-123 (page 122, Junior synonym of geralensis)