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Messor barbarus schencki
| Messor barbarus schencki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Messor capensis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Stenammini |
| Genus: | Messor |
| Species: | Messor barbarus schencki Wheeler, W.M., 1922 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Messor capensis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- schencki. Messor capensis var. schencki Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 805 (w.) NAMIBIA. [First available use of Messor barbarus subsp. capensis var. schencki Forel, 1910f: 15; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of capensis: Bolton, 1982: 345.