Liomyrmex froggatti major

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Liomyrmex froggatti major
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Liomyrmex gestroi)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Liomyrmex
Species: Liomyrmex froggatti major
Donisthorpe, 1941

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

Nomenclature

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

  • major. Liomyrmex froggatti subsp. major Donisthorpe, 1941j: 204 (q.) PHILIPPINES. Junior synonym of gestroi: Rigato & Bolton, 2001: 245.

References

  • Donisthorpe, H. 1941k. Descriptions of new ants (Hym., Formicidae) from various localities. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(8): 199-210 (page 204, queen described)
  • Rigato, F.; Bolton, B. 2001. The ant genus Liomyrmex: a review (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 133: 247-256 (page 245, Junior synonym of gestroi)