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Polyrhachis alphea rufiventris
| Polyrhachis alphea rufiventris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Polyrhachis luteogaster) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Species: | Polyrhachis alphea rufiventris Emery, 1911 |
This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Polyrhachis luteogaster.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- rufiventris. Polyrhachis alpheus var. rufiventris Emery, 1911c: 256 (w.q.) NEW GUINEA. [Junior primary homonym of rufiventris Forel, above (Bolton, 1995b: 355).] Combination in P. (Myrmatopa): Emery, 1925b: 180. Replacement name: luteogaster Kohout, 2012: 35.
References
- Emery, C. 1911g. Formicidae. Résultats de l'expédition scientifique néerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée en 1907 et 1909 sous les auspices de Dr. H. A. Lorentz. Nova Guin. 9: 249-259 (page 256, worker, queen described)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 180, Combination in P. (Myrmatopa))
- Kohout, R.J. 2012. A review of the Australian Polyrhachis ants of the subgenera Myrma Billberg, Myrmatopa Forel, Myrmothrinax Forel and Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 56(1): 25-59.