Dolichoderus simplex

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Dolichoderus simplex
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Dolichoderus mesonotalis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Dolichoderini
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species: Dolichoderus simplex
Forel, 1912

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

Nomenclature

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

  • simplex. Dolichoderus simplex Forel, 1912h: 35 (w.) PERU. Combination in Hypoclinea: Kempf, 1972a: 120; in Dolichoderus: Shattuck, 1992c: 77. Junior synonym of mesonotalis: Mackay, 1993b: 77.

References

  • Forel, A. 1912i. Formicides néotropiques. Part V. 4me sous-famille Dolichoderinae Forel. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 20: 33-58 (page 35, worker described)
  • Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344 (page 120, Combination in Hypoclinea)
  • Mackay, W. P. 1993b. A review of the New World ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 22: 1-148 (page 77, Junior synonym of mesonotalis)
  • Shattuck, S. O. 1992c. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 21: 1-181 (page 77, Combination in Dolichoderus)