Myrmica transversa

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Myrmica transversa
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex badius)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Pogonomyrmecini
Genus: Pogonomyrmex
Species: Myrmica transversa
Smith, F., 1858

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

Nomenclature

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

  • transversa. Myrmica transversa Smith, F. 1858b: 129 (w.) U.S.A. Combination in Pogonomyrmex: Mayr, 1886c: 359. Senior synonym of brevipennis, crudelis: Mayr, 1886d: 450. Junior synonym of badius: Emery, 1895c: 310.

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