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Formica detecta
| Formica detecta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Iridomyrmex purpureus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Leptomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Iridomyrmex |
| Species: | Formica detecta Smith, F., 1858 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Iridomyrmex purpureus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- detecta. Formica detecta Smith, F. 1858b: 36 (q.) AUSTRALIA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1974b: 398 (l.); Crozier, 1968a: 25 (k.). Combination in Iridomyrmex: Dalla Torre, 1893: 168. Junior synonym of purpureus: Lowne, 1865a: 275; Mayr, 1876: 81; Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 102.