Pheidole biconstricta surda

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Pheidole biconstricta surda
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole biconstricta)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: Pheidole biconstricta surda
Forel, 1912

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

Nomenclature

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

  • surda. Pheidole biconstricta var. surda Forel, 1912f: 222 (s.w.) COSTA RICA. Junior synonym of biconstricta: Wilson, 2003: 143.

References

  • Forel, A. 1912g. Formicides néotropiques. Part III. 3me sous-famille Myrmicinae (suite). Genres Cremastogaster et Pheidole. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 19: 211-237 (page 222, soldier, worker described)