Ectatomma morgani
Ectatomma morgani | |
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Scientific classification (junior synonym of Ectatomma edentatum) | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
Tribe: | Ectatommini |
Genus: | Ectatomma |
Species: | Ectatomma morgani Forel, 1912 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Ectatomma edentatum.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- morgani. Ectatomma morgani Forel, 1912c: 31 (w.) PERU. Junior synonym of edentatum: Kugler, C. & Brown, 1982: 4. See also: Brown, 1958g: 297.
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 297, see also)
- Forel, A. 1912d. Formicides néotropiques. Part I. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 56: 28-49 (page 31, 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 4, Junior synonym of edentatum)