Camponotus sericeiventris imperator

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Camponotus sericeiventris imperator
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Camponotus sericeiventris pontifex)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Camponotus sericeiventris imperator
Wheeler, W.M., 1934

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Camponotus sericeiventris pontifex.

Nomenclature

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

  • imperator. Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris subsp. imperator Wheeler, W.M. 1934f: 140 (w.) MEXICO (Nayarit: Tres Marias Is).
    • [Junior primary homonym of Camponotus caesar subsp. imperator Emery, 1899e: 503.]
    • Subspecies of sericeiventris: Wheeler, W.M. 1935g: 45.
    • Replacement name: Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris st. pontifex Santschi, 1936b: 216.

References

  • Santschi, F. 1936b. Contribution à l'étude des fourmis de l'Amérique du Sud. Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 6: 196-218 (page 216, Replacement name: pontifex)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1934d. Contributions to the fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. No. IX. The ants. J. R. Soc. West. Aust. 20: 137-163 (page 140, worker described)