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Cerapachys cooperi
| Cerapachys cooperi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Parasyscia afer) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Parasyscia |
| Species: | Cerapachys cooperi Arnold, 1915 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Parasyscia afer.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- cooperi. Cerapachys cooperi Arnold, 1915: 14 (w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 755.
- Junior synonym of afer: Brown, 1975: 22.
References
- Arnold, G. 1915. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part I. Ponerinae, Dorylinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 1-159 (page 14, worker, queen described)
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 142, catalogue)
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 5(1 1: 1-115 (page 22, junior synonym of afer)