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Pheidole kingi torpescens
| Pheidole kingi torpescens | |
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| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole tepicana) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | Pheidole kingi torpescens Wheeler, W.M., 1915 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pheidole tepicana.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- torpescens. Pheidole kingi subsp. torpescens Wheeler, W.M. 1915b: 404 (s.w.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of tepicana: Creighton & Gregg, 1955: 24.
References
- Creighton, W. S.; Gregg, R. E. 1955. New and little-known species of Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Univ. Colo. Stud. Ser. Biol. 3: 1-46 (page 24, junior synonym of tepicana)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1915b. Some additions to the North American ant-fauna. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 34: 389-421 (page 404, soldier, worker described)