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Myrmica molefaciens
| Myrmica molefaciens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex barbatus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Pogonomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Pogonomyrmex |
| Species: | Myrmica molefaciens Buckley, 1860 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex barbatus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- molefaciens. Myrmica (Atta) molefaciens Buckley, 1860b: 445 (w.q.) U.S.A. Emery, 1895c: 308 (m.). Combination in Pogonomyrmex: Mayr, 1886c: 365. Subspecies of barbatus: Forel, 1886b: xlii; Emery, 1895c: 308; Forel, 1901c: 128. Junior synonym of barbatus: Mayr, 1886c: 365; Creighton, 1950a: 119; Cole, 1968: 56.