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Monomorium speculiceps
| Monomorium speculiceps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Monomorium excelsior) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Monomorium |
| Species: | Monomorium speculiceps Santschi, 1928 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Monomorium excelsior.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- speculiceps. Monomorium (Xeromyrmex) speculiceps Santschi, 1928f: 191, fig. 3 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of excelsior: Bolton, 1987: 344.
References
- Bolton, B. 1987. A review of the Solenopsis genus-group and revision of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 54: 263-452 (page 344, Junior synonym of excelsior)
- Santschi, F. 1928f. Descriptions de nouvelles fourmis éthiopiennes (suite). Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 16: 191-213 (page 191, fig. 3 worker described)