Camponotus maculatus melanocnemis

AntWiki: The Ants --- Online
Camponotus maculatus melanocnemis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus maculatus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Camponotus maculatus melanocnemis
Santschi, 1911

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

Nomenclature

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

  • melanocnemis. Camponotus maculatus var. melanocnemis Santschi, 1911c: 368 (s.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Santschi, 1915c: 278 (w.). Subspecies of maculatus: Forel, 1913h: 355; Santschi, 1913c: 313. See also: Arnold, 1922: 637. Senior synonym of schultzei: Forel, 1914d: 250. Junior synonym of maculatus: Baroni Urbani, 1972: 125.

References