Plagiolepis manczshurica Ruzsky 1905

Plagiolepis pygmaea var. manczshurica Ruzsky, 1905b: 467 (w.) CHINA (Manchuria). Palearctic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

[Misspelled as munczshurica by Santschi, 1928b: 39. Misspelled as mandzshurica by Pisarski, 1969b: 304. Misspelled as mandzurica by Collingwood, 1976: 307.].Wheeler, 1929g PDF: 8 (q.).Subspecies of Plagiolepis pygmaea: Emery, 1921d: 314 (footnote); Emery, 1925d PDF: 21; Kiseleva, 1925: 74.Junior synonym of Plagiolepis taurica: Radchenko, 1996d: 185; Borowiec, L. 2014: 147. [Note: Radchenko, and Borowiec, give Plagiolepis taurica as senior name, but Plagiolepis manczshurica has priority. However, given the confusion surrounding the status of these names, both are retained as species here.].Status as species: Santschi, 1925f PDF: 95; Santschi, 1928b: 39; Wheeler, W.M. 1929f: 8; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 214; Pisarski, 1969a: 230; Pisarski, 1969b: 304; Collingwood, 1976: 307; Collingwood, 1981: 29; Pisarski & Krzysztofiak, 1981: 158; Bolton, 1995b: 335; Wu, J. & Wang, 1995: 132; Radchenko, 2005b PDF: 174.

Plagiolepis manczshurica é uma espécie de formiga do gênero Plagiolepis, pertencente à subfamília Formicinae.