Pheidole flavens mediorubra

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Pheidole flavens mediorubra
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole alacris)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: Pheidole flavens mediorubra
Santschi, 1933

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

Nomenclature

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

  • mediorubra. Pheidole flavens var. mediorubra Santschi, 1933e: 107 (s.w.) ARGENTINA. Junior synonym of alacris: Wilson, 2003: 366.

References

  • Santschi, F. 1933f. Fourmis de la République Argentine en particulier du territoire de Misiones. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 116: 105-124 (page 107, soldier, worker described)
  • Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, [ix] + 794 pp.: 794pp (page 366, Junior synonym of alacris)