Polyrhachis militaris cafrorum

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Polyrhachis militaris cafrorum
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis schistacea)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis militaris cafrorum
Forel, 1879

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

Nomenclature

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

  • cafrorum. Polyrhachis militaris r. cafrorum Forel, 1879a: 120 (w.q.m.) SOUTH AFRICA. Raised to species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 260. Junior synonym of rugulosus: Mayr, 1893: 197; Forel, 1894b: 72.

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