Polyrhachidini

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Polyrhachidini
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotini)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Polyrhachidini
Ashmead, 1905
Type genus
Polyrhachis

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

Nomenclature

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

  • POLYRHACHIDINI [junior synonym of Camponotini]
    • Polyrhachidini Ashmead, 1905b: 384. Type-genus: Polyrhachis Smith, F. 1857a: 58.

Taxonomic History

  • Polyrhachidini as tribe of Camponotinae: Ashmead, 1905b: 384.
  • Polyrhachidini as junior synonym of Camponotini: Bolton, 1994: 50.

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