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Sima mocquerysi lutea
| Sima mocquerysi lutea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetraponera natalensis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudomyrmecinae |
| Genus: | Tetraponera |
| Species: | Sima mocquerysi lutea Stitz, 1911 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetraponera natalensis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- lutea. Sima mocquerysi var. lutea Stitz, 1911b: 381, fig. 3 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Combination in Tetraponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 798.
- Junior synonym of natalensis: Ward, 2022: 54.
References
- Stitz, H. 1911b. Formicidae. Wiss. Ergeb. Dtsch. Zent.-Afr.-Exped. 3: 375-392 (page 381, fig. 3 worker, queen described)
- Ward, P. S. 2022. The ant genus Tetraponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical region: taxonomic review and key to species. Zootaxa 5102 (1):1-70 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5102.1.1).
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 798, Combination in Tetraponera)