Monomorium amblyops prossae

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Monomorium amblyops prossae
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Trichomyrmex oscaris)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Trichomyrmex
Species: Monomorium amblyops prossae
Forel, 1916

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Trichomyrmex oscaris.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • prossae. Monomorium amblyops r. prossae Forel, 1916: 418. Replacement name for bulawayense Forel, 1914d: 247. [Junior primary homonym of bulawayensis Forel, 1913j: 217.] Combination in M.(Parholcomyrmex): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 873. Raised to species: Emery, 1922e: 173. Junior synonym of oscaris: Bolton, 1987: 326.

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