Ophthalmopone lanceolata

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Ophthalmopone lanceolata
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Ophthalmopone hottentota)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Ophthalmopone
Species: Ophthalmopone lanceolata
Mayr, 1895

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

Nomenclature

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

  • lanceolata. Ophthalmopone lanceolata Mayr, 1895: 125 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of hottentota: Emery, 1902c: 30.

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