Myrmelachista rubiginosa

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Myrmelachista rubiginosa
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Myrmelachista gallicola)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Myrmelachistini
Genus: Myrmelachista
Species: Myrmelachista rubiginosa
Emery, 1906

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Myrmelachista gallicola.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • rubiginosa. Myrmelachista rubiginosa Emery, 1906c: 185 (w.) ARGENTINA. Junior synonym of gallicola: Santschi, 1936d: 417.

References

  • Emery, C. 1906c [1905]. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XXVI. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 37: 107-194 (page 185, worker described)
  • Santschi, F. 1936d. Fourmis nouvelles ou intéressantes de la République Argentine. Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 6: 402-421 (page 417, Junior synonym of gallicola)