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Melophorus castanopus
| Melophorus castanopus | |
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| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Melophorus biroi) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Melophorini |
| Genus: | Melophorus |
| Species: | Melophorus castanopus Heterick, Castalanelli & Shattuck, 2017
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This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Melophorus biroi.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- castanopus. Melophorus castanopus Heterick, Castalanelli & Shattuck, 2017: 168, fig. 32 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA.
- Junior synonym of biroi: Heterick, 2021: 18.
References
- Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
- Heterick, B.E., Castalanelli, M., Shattuck, S.O. 2017. Revision of the ant genus Melophorus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 700, 1–420 (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.700.11784).