Ponera ferox

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Ponera ferox
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Leptogenys diminuta)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Leptogenys
Species: Ponera ferox
Smith, F., 1865

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

Nomenclature

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

  • ferox. Ponera ferox Smith, F. 1865: 70 (w.) INDONESIA (Salawaty I.). Combination in Leptogenys: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 472. Junior synonym of diminuta: Wilson, 1958a: 118.

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