Formica oculata Smith, F.

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Formica oculata
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Opisthopsis panops)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Opisthopsis
Species: Formica oculata
Smith, F., 1859

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Opisthopsis panops.

Nomenclature

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

  • oculata. Formica oculata Smith, F. 1859a: 137 (w.) INDONESIA (Aru I.) [Junior primary homonym of †Formica oculata Heer, 1849: 143.] Combination in Opisthopsis: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 452. Replacement name: panops: Bolton, 1995b: 301.

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