Formica platygnatha

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Formica platygnatha
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Crematogaster depressa)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: Formica platygnatha
Roger, 1863

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

Nomenclature

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

  • platygnatha. Formica platygnatha Roger, 1863a: 168 (q.) SIERRA LEONE. Combination in Crematogaster: André, 1890: 323. Senior synonym of mandibularis: André, 1890: 323. Junior synonym of depressa: Emery, 1892b: 164.

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