Notoncus gilberti annectens

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Notoncus gilberti annectens
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Notoncus gilberti)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Melophorini
Genus: Notoncus
Species: Notoncus gilberti annectens
Wheeler, W.M., 1934

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

Nomenclature

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

  • annectens. Notoncus gilberti subsp. annectens Wheeler, W.M. 1934d: 154 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of gilberti: Brown, 1955d: 490.

References

  • Brown, W. L., Jr. 1955d. A revision of the Australian ant genus Notoncus Emery, with notes on the other genera of Melophorini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 113: 471-494 (page 490, Junior synonym of gilberti)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1934d. Contributions to the fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. No. IX. The ants. J. R. Soc. West. Aust. 20: 137-163 (page 154, worker described)