Iridomyrmex impotens

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Iridomyrmex impotens
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Linepithema gallardoi)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Leptomyrmecini
Genus: Linepithema
Species: Iridomyrmex impotens
Santschi, 1923

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

Nomenclature

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

  • impotens. Iridomyrmex impotens Santschi, 1923d: 67 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Linepithema: Shattuck, 1992a: 16. Junior synonym of gallardoi: Wild, 2007a: 55.

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