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Melophorus constans
| Melophorus constans | |
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| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Melophorus aeneovirens) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Melophorini |
| Genus: | Melophorus |
| Species: | Melophorus constans Santschi, 1928
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This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Melophorus aeneovirens.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- constans. Melophorus constans Santschi, 1928e: 475 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA.
- Junior synonym of aeneovirens: Heterick, Castalanelli & Shattuck, 2007: 75.
References
- Heterick, B.E., Castalanelli, M., Shattuck, S.O. 2017. Revision of the ant genus Melophorus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 700, 1–420 (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.700.11784).
- Santschi, F. 1928e. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 56: 465-483 (page 475, worker, queen described)