Leptogenys melzeri
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| Leptogenys melzeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Leptogenys gaigei) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Leptogenys |
| Species: | Leptpgenys melzeri Borgmeier, 1930 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Leptogenys gaigei.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- melzeri. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) melzeri Borgmeier, 1930: 27, pl. 4, figs. 15, 20, 22 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of gaigei: Lattke, 2011: 183.
References
- Borgmeier, T. 1930. Duas rainhas de Eciton e algumas outras formigas brasileiras. Arch. Inst. Biol. (Sa~o Paulo) 3: 21-40. (page 27, pl. 4, figs. 15, 20, 22 worker described)
- Lattke, J.E. 2011. Revision of the New World species of the genus Leptogenys Roger (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 69:127-264.
