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Myrmecia lucida
| Myrmecia lucida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Myrmecia forficata) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmeciini |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | Myrmecia lucida Forel, 1893 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Myrmecia forficata.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- lucida. Myrmecia lucida Forel, 1893d: 457 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971d: 250 (l.). Junior synonym of forficata: Clark, 1951: 93; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1629.
References
- Clark, J. 1951. The Formicidae of Australia. 1. Subfamily Myrmeciinae: 230 pp. CSIRO, Melbourne. [(31.xii).1951.] (page 93, Junior synonym of forficata)
- Forel, A. 1893f. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie et des Canaries. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 37: 454-466 (page 457, worker described)
- Ogata, K.; Taylor, R. W. 1991. Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). Journal of Natural History 25: 1623-1673 (page 1653, Junior synonym of forficata)
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1971d. Ant larvae of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pan-Pac. Entomol. 47: 245-256 (page 250, larva described)