Polyrhachis variolosa arcispina

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Polyrhachis variolosa arcispina
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis bubastes)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis variolosa arcispina
Santschi, 1916

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

Nomenclature

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

  • arcispina. Polyrhachis variolosa var. arcispina Santschi, 1916d: 243. Replacement name for curvispina Stitz, 1911a: 379. [Junior primary homonym of curvispina Forel, 1908a: 8.] Junior synonym of bubastes: Bolton, 1975c: 6.

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