Leptogenys comorensis

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Leptogenys comorensis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Leptogenys stuhlmanni)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Leptogenys
Species: Leptogenys comorensis
Forel, 1907

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

Nomenclature

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

  • comorensis. Leptogenys comorensis Forel, 1907g: 76 (w.) COMORO IS. Junior synonym of stuhlmanni: Bolton, 1975a: 262.

References

  • Bolton, B. 1975a. A revision of the ant genus Leptogenys Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian region with a review of the Malagasy species. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 31: 235-305 (page 262, Junior synonym of stuhlmanni)
  • Forel, A. 1907i. Ameisen von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika. Wiss. Ergeb. Reise Ostafr. 2: 75-92 (page 76, worker described)