Polyrhachis acantha dichroa

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Polyrhachis acantha dichroa
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Polyrhachis romanovi)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis acantha dichroa
Karavaiev, 1927

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Polyrhachis romanovi.

Nomenclature

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

  • dichroa. Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) acantha subsp. dichroa Karavaiev, 1927e: 33 (w.) INDONESIA (Java). [Junior primary homonym of dichroa Forel, above.] Replacement name: romanovi Santschi, 1928h: 139.

References

  • Karavaiev, V. 1927f. Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet. III. Zb. Prats Zool. Muz. 3:3-52 [= Tr. Ukr. Akad. Nauk Fiz.-Mat. Vidd. 7:3-52]. (page 33, worker described)
  • Santschi, F. 1928h. Fourmis de Sumatra, récoltées par Mr. J. B. Corporaal. Tijdschr. Entomol. 71: 119-140 (page 139, Replacement name: romanovi)