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Pheidole bhavanae
| Pheidole bhavanae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole smythiesii) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | Pheidole bhavanae Bingham, 1903 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pheidole smythiesii.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- bhavanae. Pheidole bhavanae Bingham, 1903: 228 (s.w.) INDIA. Combination in Ceratopheidole: Emery, 1922e: 113; in Pheidole: Bolton, 1995b: 318. Junior synonym of smythiesii: Eguchi, 2008: 87.
References
- Bingham, C. T. 1903. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Hymenoptera, Vol. II. Ants and Cuckoo-wasps. London: Taylor and Francis, 506 pp. (page 228, soldier, worker described)
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 318, Combination in Pheidole: revived combination)
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 113, Combination in Ceratopheidole)