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Polyergus rufescens umbratus
| Polyergus rufescens umbratus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyergus mexicanus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Polyergus |
| Species: | Polyergus rufescens umbratus Creighton, 1950 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Polyergus mexicanus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- umbratus. Polyergus rufescens subsp. umbratus Creighton, 1950a: 560 (w.) U.S.A. [First available use of Polyergus rufescens subsp. breviceps var. umbratus Wheeler, W.M. 1915b: 419; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of breviceps: Wheeler, J. 1968: 163; of mexicanus: Trager, 2013: 515.
References
- Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 560, worker described)
- Trager, J.C. 2013. Global revision of the dulotic ant genus Polyergus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Formicinae, Formicini). Zootaxa 3722, 501–548.
- Wheeler, J. 1968. Male genitalia and the taxonomy of Polyergus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 70:156-164. [Erratum, Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash: 156-164 (page 163, Junior synonym of breviceps)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1915b. Some additions to the North American ant-fauna. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 34: 389-421 (page 419, First available use of Polyergus rufescens subsp. breviceps var. umbratus; unavailable name.)