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Myrmecocystus melligera
| Myrmecocystus melligera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Myrmecocystus |
| Species: | M. melligera |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecocystus melligera (Llave, 1832) | |
This taxon is considered to be unidentifiable and its identity is uncertain.
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on type material
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Biology
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- melligera. Formica melligera Llave, 1832: 463 (w.) MEXICO. Unidentifiable taxon, possibly cognate with melliger; incertae sedis in Myrmecocystus: Bolton, 1995b: 275. See also: Snelling, R.R. 1976: 31.
Description
References
- Llave, P. de la. 1832. Sobre las busileras u hormigas de miel. Regist. Trimest. Colecc. Mem. Hist. Lit. Cienc. Artes 1: 455-463 (page 463, worker described)
- Snelling, R. R. 1976. A revision of the honey ants, genus Myrmecocystus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angel. Cty. Sci. Bull. 24: 1-163 (page 31, see also)