Myrmecocystus mexicanus mojave
Myrmecocystus mexicanus mojave | |
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Scientific classification (junior synonym of Myrmecocystus testaceus) | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Lasiini |
Genus: | Myrmecocystus |
Species: | Myrmecocystus mexicanus mojave Wheeler, W.M., 1908 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Myrmecocystus testaceus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- mojave. Myrmecocystus mexicanus subsp. mojave Wheeler, W.M. 1908d: 360 (w.) U.S.A. Wheeler, W.M. 1912d: 180 (q.m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1968: 213 (l.). Raised to species: Creighton, 1950a: 448; Smith, M.R. 1951a: 856. Junior synonym of testaceus: Snelling, R.R. 1969a: 6.