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Aenictus similis
| Aenictus similis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Aenictus ceylonicus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species: | Aenictus similis Donisthorpe, 1948 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Aenictus ceylonicus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- similis. Aenictus similis Donisthorpe, 1948g: 131 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of ceylonicus: Wilson, 1964a: 452.
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 60, catalogue)
- Donisthorpe, H. 1948g. A fourth instalment of the Ross Collection of ants from New Guinea. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 12(1): 131-143. (page 131, worker described)
- Wilson, E. O. 1964a. The true army ants of the Indo-Australian area (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae). Pac. Insects 6: 427-483 (page 452, junior synonym of ceylonicus)