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Brachymyrmex degener niger
| Brachymyrmex degener niger | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Brachymyrmex degener) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmelachistini |
| Genus: | Brachymyrmex |
| Species: | Brachymyrmex degener niger Forel, 1912 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Brachymyrmex degener.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- niger. Brachymyrmex admotus r. niger Forel, 1912i: 62 (w.) BRAZIL.
- [Brachymyrmex admotus r. niger Forel, 1908e: 63. Nomen nudum.]
- Junior synonym of degener: Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019: 42.
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 82, catalogue)
- Forel, A. 1912j. Formicides néotropiques. Part VI. 5me sous-famille Camponotinae Forel. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 20: 59-92 (page 62, worker described)
- Ortiz-Sepulveda, C.M., Van Bocxlaer, B., Meneses, A.D., Fernández, F. 2019. Molecular and morphological recognition of species boundaries in the neglected ant genus Brachymyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): toward a taxonomic revision. Organisms Diversity & Evolution (DOI 10.1007/s13127-019-00406-2).
- Santschi, F. 1923b. Revue des fourmis du genre Brachymyrmex Mayr. An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. B. Aires 31: 650-678 (page 671, subspecies of degener)