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Ectatomma aztecum
| Ectatomma aztecum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Ectatomma ruidum) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Ectatomma |
| Species: | Ectatomma aztecum Emery, 1901 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Ectatomma ruidum.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- aztecum. Ectatomma aztecum Emery, 1901a: 50 (w.) MEXICO. Junior synonym of ruidum: Kugler, C. & Brown, 1982: 2. See also: Brown, 1958g: 295.
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958g. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. II. Tribe Ectatommini (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 118: 173-362 (page 295, see also)
- Emery, C. 1901b. Notes sur les sous-familles des Dorylines et Ponérines (Famille des Formicides). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 45: 32-54 (page 50, worker described)
- Kugler, C.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1982. Revisionary and other studies on the ant genus Ectatomma, including the description of two new species. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 24: 1-8 (page 2, Junior synonym of ruidum)