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Leptomyrmex contractus
| Leptomyrmex contractus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Leptomyrmex melanoticus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Leptomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Leptomyrmex |
| Species: | Leptomyrmex contractus Donisthorpe, 1947 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Leptomyrmex melanoticus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- contractus. Leptomyrmex contractus Donisthorpe, 1947c: 586 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of melanoticus: Lucky & Ward, 2010: 38.
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1947c [1946]. Ants from New Guinea, including new species and a new genus. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(13): 577-595 (page 586, worker described)