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Iridomyrmex rufoniger metallescens
| Iridomyrmex rufoniger metallescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Iridomyrmex anceps) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Leptomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Iridomyrmex |
| Species: | Iridomyrmex rufoniger metallescens Emery, 1893 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Iridomyrmex anceps.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- metallescens. Iridomyrmex rufoniger var. metallescens Emery, 1893e: 194 (w.) INDONESIA (Ambon I.). Donisthorpe, 1948b: 309 (q.m.). Junior synonym of anceps: Heterick & Shattuck, 2011: 40.
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1948b [1947]. A second instalment of the Ross Collection of ants from New Guinea. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(14): 297-317 (page 309, queen, male described)
- Emery, C. 1893g. Formicides de l'Archipel Malais. Rev. Suisse Zool. 1: 187-229 (page 194, worker described)