Polyrhachis urania

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Polyrhachis urania
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis cyrus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis urania
Forel, 1902

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

Nomenclature

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

  • urania. Polyrhachis urania Forel, 1902h: 516 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in P. (Chariomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 187. Junior synonym of cyrus: Kohout, 1998: 511.

References

  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 187, Combination in P. (Chariomyrma))
  • Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 405-548 (page 516, worker described)
  • Kohout, R. J. 1998. New synonyms and nomenclatural changes in the ant genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 42: 505-531 (page 511, Junior synonym of cyrus)