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Myrmica longiscapus
| Myrmica longiscapus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Myrmica rubra) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmicini |
| Genus: | Myrmica |
| Species: | Myrmica longiscapus Curtis, 1854 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Myrmica rubra.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- longiscapus. Myrmica longiscapus Curtis, 1854: 213, pl. 23, figs. 11-14 (w.q.m.) GREAT BRITAIN. Junior synonym of laevinodis: Mayr, 1863: 433.
References
- Curtis, J. 1854. On the genus Myrmica and other indigenous ants. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 21: 211-220 (page 213, pl. 23, figs. 11-14 worker, queen, male described)
- Mayr, G. 1863a. Formicidarum index synonymicus. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 13: 385-460 (page 433, Junior synonym of laevinodis)