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Acropyga rutgersi
| Acropyga rutgersi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Acropyga goeldii) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Acropyga |
| Species: | Acropyga rutgersi Bünzli, 1935 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Acropyga goeldii.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- rutgersi. Acropyga (Rhizomyrma) rutgersi Bünzli, 1935: 464, figs. 8-11, 12, 14-16, 18, 20, 24 (w.q.m.) SURINAM. Junior synonym of goeldii: LaPolla, 2004a: 50.
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 58, catalogue)
- Bünzli, G. H. 1935. Untersuchungen über coccidophile Ameisen aus den Kaffeefeldern von Surinam. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 16: 453-593 (page 464, figs. 8-11, 12, 14-16, 18, 20, 24 worker, queen, male described)
- LaPolla, J. S. 2004. Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World. The American Entomological Institute 33(3): 1-130 (page 50, junior synonym of goeldii)