Cardiocondyla elegans torretassoi

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Cardiocondyla elegans torretassoi
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Cardiocondyla nigra)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Cardiocondyla
Species: Cardiocondyla elegans torretassoi
Finzi, 1936

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

Nomenclature

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

  • torretassoi. Cardiocondyla elegans var. torretassoi Finzi, 1936: 167 (w.) EGYPT. Raised to species: Radchenko, 1995b: 451. Junior synonym of nigra: Seifert, 2003a: 240.

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