Pheidole hayesi

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Pheidole hayesi
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole bicarinata)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: Pheidole hayesi
Smith, M.R., 1924

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

Nomenclature

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

  • hayesi. Pheidole hayesi Smith, M.R. 1924: 251 (s.w.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of bicarinata: Creighton, 1950a: 171.

References

  • Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 171, junior synonym of bicarinata)
  • Smith, M. R. 1924d. A new species of ant from Kansas (Hym.: Formicidae). Entomol. News 35: 250-253 (page 251, soldier, worker described)