Eciton hamatum mattogrossensis

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Eciton hamatum mattogrossensis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Eciton hamatum)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Eciton
Species: Eciton hamatum mattogrossensis
Luederwaldt, 1920

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

Nomenclature

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

  • mattogrossensis. Eciton (Eciton) hamatum var. mattogrossensis Luederwaldt, 1920: 4 (w.) BRAZIL. Santschi, 1925d: 221 (s.m.); Reichensperger, 1926: 401 (q.). Raised to species: Santschi, 1925d: 221. Junior synonym of hamatum: Borgmeier, 1953: 10.

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