Formica pallidefulva fuscata

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Formica pallidefulva fuscata
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Formica pallidefulva)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Formicini
Genus: Formica
Species: Formica pallidefulva fuscata
Emery, 1893

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

Nomenclature

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

  • fuscata. Formica pallidefulva subsp. fuscata Emery, 1893i: 656 (w.q.) U.S.A. Combination in F. (Neoformica): Wheeler, W.M. 1913f: 557. Junior synonym of nitidiventris: Creighton, 1950a: 551.

References

  • Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 551, Junior synonym of nitidiventris)
  • Emery, C. 1893k. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamerikanischen Ameisenfauna. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 7: 633-682 (page 656, worker, queen described)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1913i. A revision of the ants of the genus Formica (Linné) Mayr. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 53: 379-565 (page 557, Combination in F. (Neoformica))