Euponera nigeriensis

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Euponera nigeriensis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Euponera brunoi)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Euponera
Species: Euponera nigeriensis
Santschi, 1914

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

Nomenclature

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

  • nigeriensis. Euponera (Trachymesopus) nigeriensis Santschi, 1914d: 316 (w.) NIGERIA. Combination in Ectomomyrmex: Santschi, 1933b: 96. Junior synonym of brunoi: Brown, 1963: 8.

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