Camponotus paradoxus janitor

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Camponotus paradoxus janitor
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus paradoxus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Camponotus paradoxus janitor
Forel, 1908

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

Nomenclature

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

  • janitor. Camponotus (Colobopsis) paradoxus subsp. janitor Forel, 1908c: 415 (s.w.q.m.) BRAZIL. Combination in C. (Hypercolobopsis): Emery, 1925b: 160. Junior synonym of paradoxus: Kempf, 1960f: 460.

References

  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 160, Combination in C. (Hypercolobopsis))
  • Forel, A. 1908h. Ameisen aus Sao Paulo (Brasilien), Paraguay etc. gesammelt von Prof. Herm. v. Ihering, Dr. Lutz, Dr. Fiebrig, etc. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 58: 340-418 (page 415, soldier, worker, queen, male described)
  • Kempf, W. W. 1960f. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 3: 417-466 (page 460, Junior synonym of paradoxus)