Anochetus pasteuri

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Anochetus pasteuri
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Anochetus africanus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Anochetus
Species: Anochetus pasteuri
Santschi, 1923

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

Nomenclature

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

  • pasteuri. Anochetus pasteuri Santschi, 1923e: 265 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of africanus: Brown, 1978c: 556.

References

  • Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 65, catalogue)
  • Brown, W. L., Jr. 1978c. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section B. Genus Anochetus and bibliography. Stud. Entomol. 20: 549-638 (page 556, junior synonym of africanus)
  • Santschi, F. 1923e. Descriptions de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens et notes diverses. I. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 11: 259-295 (page 265, worker, queen described)