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Meranoplus cordatus
| Meranoplus cordatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Meranoplus castaneus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Meranoplus |
| Species: | Meranoplus cordatus Smith, F., 1857 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Meranoplus castaneus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- cordatus. Meranoplus cordatus Smith, F. 1857a: 82, pl. 2, fig. 5 (w.) BORNEO. Junior synonym of castaneus: Forel, 1912n: 61.
References
- Forel, A. 1912o. Einige neue und interessante Ameisenformen aus Sumatra etc. Zool. Jahrb. Suppl. 15("Erster Ba Band: 51-78 (page 61, Junior synonym of castaneus)
- Smith, F. 1857a. Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo; Mount Ophir, Malacca; and at Singapore, by A. R. Wallace. [part]. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 2: 42-88 (page 82, pl. 2, fig. 5 worker described)