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Megalomyrmex duckei
| Megalomyrmex duckei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Megalomyrmex balzani) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Megalomyrmex |
| Species: | Megalomyrmex duckei Forel, 1912 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Megalomyrmex balzani.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- duckei. Megalomyrmex duckei Forel, 1912g: 13 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of balzani: Brandão, 1990: 431.
References
- Brandão, C. R. F. 1990b. Systematic revision of the Neotropical ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), with the description of thirteen new species. Arq. Zool. (São Paulo) 31: 411-481 (page 431, Junior synonym of balzani)
- Forel, A. 1912h. Formicides néotropiques. Part IV. 3me sous-famille Myrmicinae Lep. (suite). Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 20: 1-32 (page 13, worker described)