Melophorus iridescens fraudatrix
Melophorus iridescens fraudatrix | |
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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 iridescens fraudatrix Forel, 1915 |
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.
- fraudatrix. Melophorus iridescens var. fraudatrix Forel, 1915b: 87 (footnote) (w.) AUSTRALIA.
- Subspecies of iridescens: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 123.
- Junior synonym of aeneovirens: Heterick, Castalanelli & Shattuck, 2007: 76.