Polyrhachis hirsuta quinquedentata

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Polyrhachis hirsuta quinquedentata
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis hirsuta)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis hirsuta quinquedentata
Viehmeyer, 1925

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

Nomenclature

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

  • quinquedentata. Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) hirsuta subsp. quinquedentata Viehmeyer, 1925b: 147 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of hirsuta: Taylor, 1989a: 24.

References

  • Taylor, R. W. 1989a. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian ants of the genus Polyrhachis Fr Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 28: 23-27 (page 24, Junior synonym of hirsuta)
  • Viehmeyer, H. 1925b. Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. (Schluss.). Entomol. Mitt. 14: 139-149 (page 147, worker described)