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Meranoplus simoni nitidiventris
| Meranoplus simoni nitidiventris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Meranoplus magrettii) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Meranoplus |
| Species: | Meranoplus simoni nitidiventris Mayr, 1901 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Meranoplus magrettii.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- nitidiventris. Meranoplus simoni subsp. nitidiventris Mayr, 1901b: 26 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Arnold, 1917: 371 (q.m.). Junior synonym of magrettii: Bolton, 1981a: 55.
References
- Arnold, G. 1917. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part III. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 271-402 (page 371, queen, male described)
- 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 55, Junior synonym of magrettii)
- Mayr, G. 1901b. Südafrikanische Formiciden, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Brauns. Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 16: 1-30 (page 26, worker described)