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Polyrhachis natalensis
| Polyrhachis natalensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis weissi) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Polyrhachis |
| Species: | Polyrhachis natalensis Santschi, 1914 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Polyrhachis weissi.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- natalensis. Polyrhachis natalensis Santschi, 1914e: 41 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in P. (Myrma): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 999; in P. (Pseudocyrtomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 207. Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 999. Subspecies of revoili: Emery, 1925b: 207; Santschi, 1939c: 12. Junior synonym of revoili: Forel, 1916: 453; Arnold, 1924: 754; Bolton, 1973b: 338; of weissi: Rigato, 2016: 44.
References
- Arnold, G. 1924. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part VI. Camponotinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 675-766 (page 754, Junior synonym of revoili)
- Bolton, B. 1973b. The ant genus Polyrhachis F. Smith in the Ethiopian region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 28: 283-369 (page 338, Junior synonym of revoili)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 207, Combination in P. (Pseudocyrtomyrma))
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 207, Variety of revoili)
- Forel, A. 1916. Fourmis du Congo et d'autres provenances récoltées par MM. Hermann Kohl, Luja, Mayné, etc. Rev. Suisse Zool. 24: 397-460 (page 453, Junior synonym of revoili)
- Rigato, F. 2016. The ant genus Polyrhachis F. Smith in sub-Saharan Africa, with descriptions of ten new species. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 4088: 1–50.
- Santschi, F. 1914e. Meddelanden från Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Afdelning. 3. Fourmis du Natal et du Zoulouland récoltées par le Dr. I. Trägårdh. Göteb. K. Vetensk. Vitterh. Samh. Handl. 15: 1-44 (page 41, worker described)
- Santschi, F. 1939c. Trois notes sur quelques fourmis du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique. Bull. Mus. R. Hist. Nat. Belg. 15(1 14: 1-15 (page 12, Variety of revoili)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 999, Combination in P. (Myrma))
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 999, Status as species)