Cryptocerus atratus rufiventris

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Cryptocerus atratus rufiventris
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Cephalotes atratus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Cephalotes
Species: Cryptocerus atratus rufiventris
Emery, 1894

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

Nomenclature

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

  • rufiventris. Cryptocerus atratus ab. rufiventris Emery, 1894e: 4 (w.) ARGENTINA. Junior synonym of atratus: Kempf, 1951: 115.

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