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Cardiocondyla elegans schkaffi
| Cardiocondyla elegans schkaffi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Cardiocondyla ulianini) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Cardiocondyla |
| Species: | Cardiocondyla elegans schkaffi Arnol'di, 1933 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Cardiocondyla ulianini.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- schkaffi. Cardiocondyla elegans subsp. schkaffi Arnol’di, 1928: 724 (w.q.) UKRAINE.
- Subspecies of elegans: Arnol'di, 1933b: 599; Karavaiev, 1934: 114 (redescription); Karavaiev, 1937: 172; Arnol’di & Dlussky, 1978: 538 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 133.
- Junior synonym of elegans: Radchenko, 1995b: 449.
- Junior synonym of ulianini: Radchenko, 2016: 235.
- [Note: Arnol’di, 1928: 724, reference not seen; obtained from Radchenko, 2016: 235. Karavaiev, 1934: 114, and Karavaiev, 1937: 172, attribute schkaffi to Alpatov & Arnol’di.]
References
- Arnol'di, K. V. 1933a. Formicidae - ants. Pp. 594-605 in: Filip'ev, I. N., Ogloblin, D. A. (eds.) Keys to insects. Moskva: Ogiz, viii + 820 pp. (page 599, worker, queen described)
- Radchenko, A. G. 1995g. Palearctic ants of the genus Cardiocondyla (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Entomol. Obozr. 74: 447-455 (page 449, Junior synonym of elegans)