Polyrhachis piliventris

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Polyrhachis piliventris
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis constructor)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Subgenus: Myrmatopa
Species: Polyrhachis piliventris
Smith, F., 1858

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Specimen Labels

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

Nomenclature

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

  • piliventris. Polyrhachis piliventris Smith, F. 1858b: 60, pl. 4, fig. 24 (q.) SINGAPORE.
    • Combination in P. (Myrmatopa): Dorow, 1995: 44; Bolton, 1995b: 354.
    • Junior synonym of constructor: Jaitrong et al., 2023: 448.

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