Ectatomma convexum gemma

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Ectatomma convexum gemma
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Rhytidoponera violacea)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ectatomminae
Tribe: Ectatommini
Genus: Rhytidoponera
Species: Ectatomma convexum gemma
Forel, 1907

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

Nomenclature

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

  • gemma. Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera) convexum var. gemma Forel, 1907h: 269 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Rhytidoponera: Emery, 1911d: 37. Junior synonym of violacea: Clark, 1936: 87.

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