Labauchena

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Labauchena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Labauchena
Santschi, 1930
Type species
Labauchena daguerrei, now Solenopsis daguerrei

Solenopsis daguerrei casent0178132 profile 1.jpg

Solenopsis daguerrei casent0178132 dorsal 1.jpg

Specimen labels

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

Nomenclature

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

  • LABAUCHENA [junior synonym of Solenopsis]
    • Labauchena Santschi, 1930d: 81. Type-species: Labauchena daguerrei, by monotypy.
    • Labauchena junior synonym of Solenopsis: Ettershank, 1966: 134.


References

  • Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 218, Labauchena as junior synonym of Solenopsis)
  • Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 134, Labauchena as junior synonym of Solenopsis)
  • Santschi, F. 1930d. Un nouveau genre de fourmi parasite sans ouvrières de l'Argentine. Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. 3: 81-83 (page 81, Labauchena in Myrmicinae, Solenopsidini)