Formica nana Smith, F.

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Formica nana
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Camponotus nywet)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Formica nana
Smith, F., 1858

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Camponotus nywet.

Nomenclature

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

  • nana. Formica nana Smith, F. 1858b: 41 (w.) BRAZIL. [Junior primary homonym of Formica nana Latreille, 1802c: 263.] Replacement name: nywet Bolton, 1995b: 114. Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 5; in C. (Myrmocamelus): Forel, 1914a: 270; in C. (Myrmaphaenus): Emery, 1925b: 154.

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