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Ectatomma metallicum obscurum
| Ectatomma metallicum obscurum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Rhytidoponera clarki) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Rhytidoponera |
| Species: | Ectatomma metallicum obscurum Forel, 1900 |
This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Rhytidoponera clarki.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- obscurum. Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera) metallicum var. obscurum Forel, 1900b: 60 (w.q.m.) AUSTRALIA. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of Ectatomma obscurum Emery, 1896g: 48 (now in Gnamptogenys).] Combination in Rhytidoponera (Chalcoponera): Emery, 1911d: 39. Raised to species: Emery, 1911d: 39; Emery, 1912a: 79. Senior synonym of clarki (hence the latter is first available name for this taxon): Brown, 1958g: 203.