Formica pyrrhocephala

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Formica pyrrhocephala
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotus sericeus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: Formica pyrrhocephala
Motschoulsky, 1863

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

Nomenclature

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

  • pyrrhocephala. Formica pyrrhocephala Motschoulsky, 1863: 11 (w.) SRI LANKA. Junior synonym of sericeus: Emery, 1893f: 254.

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