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Aphaenogaster foreli
| Aphaenogaster foreli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Aphaenogaster mauritanica) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Aphaenogaster |
| Species: | Aphaenogaster foreli Cagniant, 1996 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Aphaenogaster mauritanica.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- foreli. Aphaenogaster foreli Cagniant, 1996a: 68, 74 (w.) ALGERIA, MOROCCO.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-localities: Algeria: Souk Ahras, and Duvivier (= Bouchegouf), iii.-iv.1889 (A. Forel).
- [Note: Cagniant, 1996a: 74, nominated this taxon for specimens of striola subterraneoides Emery, sensu Forel, 1890: lxxi, misidentification. They are the same specimens that Emery, 1921f: 58, used for his name homonyma, which has priority; therefore foreli is automatically a junior synonym of homonyma.]
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Status as species: Cagniant, 2006a: 196; Borowiec, L. 2014: 12.
- Junior synonym of mauritanica: Schifani & Alicata, 2023: 60.
References
- Cagniant, H. 1996a. Les Aphaenogaster du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): clé et catalogue des espèces. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (N.S.) 32: 67-85 (page 74, worker, queen described)
- Schifani, E., Alicata, A. 2023. Nomenclatural changes on some Mediterranean Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1853 taxa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zootaxa, 5277(1), 59–70 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5277.1.2).