Dolichoderus borealis

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Dolichoderus borealis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Dolichoderus plagiatus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Dolichoderini
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species: Dolichoderus borealis
Provancher, 1888

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

Nomenclature

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

  • borealis. Dolichoderus borealis Provancher, 1888: 408 (w.) CANADA. Junior synonym of plagiatus: Emery, 1895c: 330.

References

  • Emery, C. 1895d. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamerikanischen Ameisenfauna. (Schluss). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 8: 257-360 (page 330, Junior synonym of plagiatus)
  • Provancher, L. 1888a. Supplément aux additions aux Hyménoptères de la province de Québec. Fam X - Formicides. [part]. P. 408 in: Provancher, L. 1885-1889. Additions et corrections au Volume II de la Faune entomologique du Canada, traitant des Hyménoptère (page 408, worker described)