Myrmelachista ute

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Myrmelachista ute
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Myrmelachista arthuri)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Myrmelachistini
Genus: Myrmelachista
Species: Myrmelachista ute
Kusnezov, 1969

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

Nomenclature

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

  • ute. Myrmelachista ute Kusnezov, 1969: 34 (w.) ARGENTINA. Junior synonym of arthuri: Kempf, 1978: 36.

References

  • Kempf, W. W. 1978b. Five new synonyms for the Argentine ant fauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). 112. Stud. Entomol. 20: 35-38 (page 36, Junior synonym of arthuri)
  • Kusnezov, N. 1969. Nuevas especies de hormigas. Acta Zool. Lilloana 24: 33-38 (page 34, worker described)