Eciton wheeleri dubia

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Eciton wheeleri dubia
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Neivamyrmex harrisii)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Neivamyrmex
Species: Eciton wheeleri dubia
Creighton, 1932

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

Nomenclature

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

  • dubia. Eciton (Acamatus) wheeleri subsp. dubia Creighton, 1932: 75, pl. 3, figs. 1-3 (w.q.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of wheeleri: Smith, M.R. 1942c: 561.

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