Colobopsis rufifrons semicarinata

AntWiki: The Ants --- Online
Colobopsis rufifrons semicarinata
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Colobopsis macrocephala)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Colobopsis
Species: Colobopsis rufifrons semicarinata
Forel, 1895

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

Nomenclature

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

  • semicarinata. Colobopsis rufifrons r. semicarinata Forel, 1895f: 418 (s.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Camponotus (Colobopsis): Forel, 1902h: 508. Raised to species: Forel, 1902h: 508. Junior synonym of macrocephalus: McArthur & Shattuck, 2001: 38.

References