Polyrhachis gagates
Smith, 1858
valid
Polyrhachis gagates
Smith, 1858a:
71, pl. 4, fig. 14 (w.)
SOUTH AFRICA.
Afrotropic.
- Forel, 1886h: 194 (q.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1953e: 207 (l.)
- Combination in Polyrhachis (Myrma): Santschi, 1914b: 139
- Subspecies of Polyrhachis schistacea: Arnold, 1924: 745
- Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 6; Mayr, 1863a: 444; Gerstäcker, 1871: 354; Forel, 1879a: 117 (redescription); Mayr, 1886c: 357; Forel, 1886h: 194; André, 1887: 287 (in key); Dalla Torre, 1893: 262; Mayr, 1893b: 197; Mayr, 1895: 154; Emery, 1896j: 379 (in list); Forel, 1907d: 38; Forel, 1907i: 92; Mayr, 1907b: 22; Forel, 1909b: 54; Santschi, 1910c: 399; Stitz, 1911b: 392; Forel, 1913b: 349; Santschi, 1914b: 139; Wheeler, 1922: 262, 995; Emery, 1925d: 199; Menozzi, 1927f: 362; Bolton, 1973b: 305 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 349; Dorow, 1995: 34; Hita Garcia et al., 2013: 207; Rigato, 2016: 10 (in key).
- Senior synonym of Polyrhachis nigriseta clariseta: Bolton, 1973b: 305; Bolton, 1995b: 349; Dorow, 1995: 34; Rigato, 2016: 4.
- Senior synonym of Polyrhachis gagates congolensis: Bolton, 1973b: 305; Bolton, 1995b: 349; Dorow, 1995: 34; Rigato, 2016: 4.
- Senior synonym of Polyrhachis gagates indefinita: Bolton, 1973b: 305; Bolton, 1995b: 349; Dorow, 1995: 34; Rigato, 2016: 4.
- Senior synonym of Polyrhachis nigriseta: Bolton, 1973b: 305; Bolton, 1995b: 349; Dorow, 1995: 34; Rigato, 2016: 4.
- Senior synonym of Polyrhachis gagates obsidiana: Bolton, 1973b: 305; Bolton, 1995b: 349; Dorow, 1995: 34; Rigato, 2016: 4.
- Material of the unavailable name Polyrhachis gagates indefinita acheron referred here by Bolton, 1973b: 305; Bolton, 1995b: 349; Dorow, 1995: 34; Rigato, 2016: 4.
Junior synonyms
- Polyrhachis gagates congolensis Santschi, 1910
- Polyrhachis gagates indefinita Forel, 1913
- Polyrhachis gagates obsidiana Emery, 1921
- Polyrhachis nigriseta Santschi, 1910
- Polyrhachis nigriseta clariseta Santschi, 1910
Citations
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