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Meranoplus nanus soriculus
| Meranoplus nanus soriculus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Meranoplus inermis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Meranoplus |
| Species: | Meranoplus nanus soriculus Wheeler, W.M., 1922 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Meranoplus inermis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- soriculus. Meranoplus nanus subsp. soriculus Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 184, fig. 45 (w.q.m.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of inermis: Bolton, 1981a: 52.
References
- Bolton, B. 1981a. A revision of the ant genera Meranoplus F. Smith, Dicroaspis Emery and Calyptomyrmex Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 42: 43-81 (page 52, Junior synonym of inermis)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922b. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 39-269 (page 184, fig. 45 worker, queen, male described)