Paratrechina vaga irritans

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Paratrechina vaga irritans
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Nylanderia vaga)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Lasiini
Genus: Nylanderia
Species: Paratrechina vaga irritans
Santschi, 1928

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

Nomenclature

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

  • irritans. Paratrechina (Nylanderia) vaga var. irritans Santschi, 1928a: 55, figs. 7, 8 (w.m.) SAMOA. Junior synonym of vaga: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 90.

References

  • Santschi, F. 1928a. Formicidae (Fourmis). Insects Samoa 5: 41-58 (page 55, figs. 7, 8 worker, male described)
  • Wilson, E. O.; Taylor, R. W. 1967b. The ants of Polynesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pac. Insects Monogr. 14: 1-109 (page 90, Junior synonym of vaga)