Ectatomma curtula paulina

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Ectatomma curtula paulina
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Holcoponera striatula)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ectatomminae
Tribe: Ectatommini
Genus: Holcoponera
Species: Ectatomma curtula paulina
Forel, 1908

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

Nomenclature

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

  • paulina. Ectatomma (Holcomyrmex) curtula var. paulina Forel, 1908c: 342 (Holcomyrmex here is an error for Holcoponera) (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Holcoponera: Emery, 1911d: 40. Subspecies of brasiliensis: Santschi, 1929h: 456. Junior synonym of striatula: Brown, 1958g: 229.

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