Leptogenys parva
Leptogenys parva | |
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Scientific classification (junior synonym of Leptogenys castanea) | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
Tribe: | Ponerini |
Genus: | Leptogenys |
Species: | Leptogenys parva Forel, 1901 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Leptogenys castanea.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- parva. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) parva Forel, 1901f: 330 (w.m.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of castanea: Bolton, 1975a: 285.
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 285, Junior synonym of castanea)
- Forel, A. 1901k. Nouvelles espèces de Ponerinae. (Avec un nouveau sous-genre et une espèce nouvelle d'Eciton). Rev. Suisse Zool. 9: 325-353 (page 330, worker, male described)