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Myrmecocystus snellingi
| Myrmecocystus snellingi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Myrmecocystus arenarius) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Myrmecocystus |
| Species: | Myrmecocystus snellingi Bolton, 1995 |
This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Myrmecocystus arenarius.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- snellingi. Myrmecocystus snellingi Bolton, 1995b: 275.
- Unnecessary replacement name for Myrmecocystus (Eremnocystus) arenarius Snelling, R.R. 1982b: 71; hence junior synonym of arenarius.
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 274, Replacement name snellingi, new name.)
- Snelling, R. R. 1982b. A revision of the honey ants, genus Myrmecocystus, first supplement (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 81: 69-86 (page 71, figs. 1-6, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23 worker, queen, male described)