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Aphomomyrmex muralti
| Aphomomyrmex muralti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Aphomomyrmex afer) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Aphomomyrmex |
| Species: | Aphomomyrmex muralti Forel, 1910 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Aphomomyrmex afer.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- muralti. Aphomomyrmex muralti Forel, 1910e: 449 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of afer: Snelling, R.R. 1979b: 4.
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 74, catalogue)
- Forel, A. 1910f. Note sur quelques fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 54: 421-458 (page 449, worker described)
- Snelling, R. R. 1979b. Aphomomyrmex and a related new genus of arboreal African ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Contr. Sci. (Los Angel.) 316: 1-8 (page 4, junior synonym of afer)