Polyrhachis nigriseta

Polyrhachis nigriseta
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis gagates)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Polyrhachis
Species:	Polyrhachis nigriseta; Santschi, 1910

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Polyrhachis gagates.

Nomenclature

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

nigriseta. Polyrhachis nigriseta Santschi, 1910c: 399 (w.) CONGO. Combination in P. (Myrma): Santschi, 1914b: 140. Subspecies of gagates: Forel, 1913b: 349; of schistacea: Forel, 1913h: 357; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1002. Revived status as species: Santschi, 1914b: 140; Emery, 1925b: 199. Junior synonym of gagates: Bolton, 1973b: 305.

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 305, Junior synonym of gagates)
Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 199, Revived status as species)
Forel, A. 1913i. Quelques fourmis du Musée du Congo Belge (1). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 347-359 (page 357, Race/subspecies of schistacea)
Santschi, F. 1910c [1909]. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 78: 349-400 (page 399, worker described)
Santschi, F. 1914b. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale, 1911-1912. Résultats scientifiques. Insectes Hyménoptères. II. Formicidae. Paris: Libr. A. Schulz, pp. 41-148. (page 140, 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 1002, Race/subspecies of schistacea)