Camponotus pellitus scintillans

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Camponotus pellitus scintillans
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus pellitus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Camponotus pellitus scintillans
Forel, 1901

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

Nomenclature

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

  • scintillans. Camponotus pellitus r. scintillans Forel, 1901h: 72 (w.) PARAGUAY. Combination in C. (Myrmaphaenus): Emery, 1925b: 154. Subspecies of blandus: Santschi, 1922c: 111. Junior synonym of pellitus: Wild, 2007b: 45.

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