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Meranoplus difformis
| Meranoplus difformis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Cyphomyrmex rimosus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Cyphomyrmex |
| Species: | Meranoplus difformis Smith, F., 1858 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Cyphomyrmex rimosus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- difformis. Meranoplus difformis Smith, F. 1858b: 195 (w.) BRAZIL. Roger, 1863a: 210 (q.m.). Combination in Cataulacus: Roger, 1863a: 210; in Cyphomyrmex: Mayr, 1887: 558. Junior synonym of minutus: Roger, 1863b: 40; of rimosus: Forel, 1893e: 607; Emery, 1894c: 224; Snelling, R.R. & Longino, 1992: 491. [Note. The name was misspelled as deformis by Roger, 1863a: 210 and many subsequent authors.]