Ectatomma obscurum

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Ectatomma obscurum
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Holcoponera striatula)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ectatomminae
Tribe: Ectatommini
Genus: Holcoponera
Species: Ectatomma obscurum
Emery, 1896

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

Nomenclature

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

  • obscurum. Ectatomma (Holcoponera) obscurum Emery, 1896g: 48 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Holcoponera: Emery, 1911d: 41. Subspecies of striatula: Forel, 1908c: 341. Junior synonym of striatula: Santschi, 1929h: 442.

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