Examblyoponini

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Examblyoponini
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Amblyoponini)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Amblyoponinae
Tribe: Examblyoponini
Donisthorpe, 1949
Type genus
Examblyopone

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

Nomenclature

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

  • EXAMBLYOPONINI [junior synonym of Amblyoponini]
    • Examblyoponini Donisthorpe, 1949g: 401. Type-genus: Examblyopone Donisthorpe, 1949g: 401 (junior synonym of Prionopelta Mayr, 1866a: 503).

Taxonomic History

  • Examblyoponini as tribe of Ponerinae: Donisthorpe, 1949g: 401.
  • Examblyoponini as junior synonym of Amblyoponini: Brown, 1951: 102; subsequent authors.

References