Oligomyrmex silvestrii

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Oligomyrmex silvestrii
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Carebara wheeleri)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Carebara
Species: Oligomyrmex silvestrii
Wheeler, W.M., 1928

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Carebara wheeleri.

Nomenclature

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

  • silvestrii. Oligomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, W.M. 1928c: 23 (s.w.) CHINA. [Junior secondary homonym of silvestrii Santschi, two above.] Replacement name: wheeleri Ettershank, 1966: 124.

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