Camponotus japonicus wui

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Camponotus japonicus wui
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus japonicus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Camponotus japonicus wui
Wheeler, W.M., 1929

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

Nomenclature

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

  • wui. Camponotus japonicus subsp. wui Wheeler, W.M. 1929f: 9 (w.) CHINA. Junior synonym of japonicus: Yasumatsu & Brown, 1951: 36.

References

  • Wheeler, W. M. 1929g. Some ants from China and Manchuria. American Museum Novitates 361: 1-11 (page 9, worker described)
  • Yasumatsu, K.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1951b. Revisional notes on Camponotus herculeanus Linné and close relatives in Palearctic regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Fac. Agric. Kyushu Univ. 10: 29-44 (page 36, Junior synonym of japonicus)