Polyrhachis viscosa spretula

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Polyrhachis viscosa spretula
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Polyrhachis viscosa)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Polyrhachis
Species: Polyrhachis viscosa spretula
Santschi, 1923

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

Nomenclature

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

  • spretula. Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa var. spretula Santschi, 1923e: 294 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of viscosa: Bolton, 1973b: 330.

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