Myrmecia rufonigra
Myrmecia rufonigra | |
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Scientific classification (junior synonym of Myrmecia varians) | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
Tribe: | Myrmeciini |
Genus: | Myrmecia |
Species: | Myrmecia rufonigra Crawley, 1921 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Myrmecia varians.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- rufonigra. Myrmecia rufonigra Crawley, 1921: 87 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of varians: Clark, 1943: 126.
References
- Clark, J. 1943. A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae). Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 13: 83-149 (page 126, Junior synonym of varians)
- Crawley, W. C. 1921. New and little-known species of ants from various localities. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(7): 87-97. (page 87, worker described)