Leptogenys parva bellua

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Leptogenys parva bellua
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 bellua
Forel, 1914

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.

  • bellua. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) parva var. bellua Forel, 1914d: 214 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Arnold, 1926: 213 (q.). Junior synonym of castanea: Bolton, 1975a: 285.

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