Camponotus nigricans nitidiceps

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Camponotus nigricans nitidiceps
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus nigricans enganensis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Camponotus nigricans nitidiceps
Viehmeyer, 1916

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

Nomenclature

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

  • nitidiceps. Camponotus (Myrmotarsus) nigricans subsp. nitidiceps Viehmeyer, 1916a: 156 (q.) SINGAPORE. Junior synonym of enganensis: Viehmeyer, 1916b: 291.

References

  • Viehmeyer, H. 1916a [1915]. Ameisen von Singapore. Beobachtet und gesammelt von H. Overbeck. Arch. Naturgesch. (A) 81(8): 108-168 (page 156, queen described)
  • Viehmeyer, H. 1916b. Ameisen von den Philippinen und anderer Herkunft (Hym.). Entomol. Mitt. 5: 283-291 (page 291, Junior synonym of enganensis)