Ectatomma convexum spatiatum

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Ectatomma convexum spatiatum
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Rhytidoponera maniae)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ectatomminae
Tribe: Ectatommini
Genus: Rhytidoponera
Species: Ectatomma convexum spatiatum
Forel, 1900

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

Nomenclature

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

  • spatiatum. Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera) convexum var. spatiatum Forel, 1900b: 58 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Clark, 1936: 67 (m.). Combination in Rhytidoponera: Emery, 1911d: 38. Raised to species: Clark, 1936: 66. Junior synonym of maniae: Brown, 1958g: 203.

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