Ctenopyga townsendi

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Ctenopyga townsendi
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Acanthostichus texanus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Acanthostichus
Species: Ctenopyga townsendi
Ashmead, 1906

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

Nomenclature

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

  • townsendi. Ctenopyga townsendi Ashmead, 1906: 29, fig. 4 (q.m.) MEXICO. Combination in Acanthostichus (Ctenopyga): Emery, 1911d: 14. Junior synonym of texanus: Smith, M.R. 1955a: 49.

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