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Pheidole pilifera anfracta
| Pheidole pilifera anfracta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole senex) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | Pheidole pilifera anfracta Cole, 1952 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pheidole senex.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- anfracta. Pheidole pilifera subsp. anfracta Cole, 1952c: 278 (s.w.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of senex: Cole, 1953e: 298; Gregg, 1959: 30.
References
- Cole, A. C., Jr. 1952c. Notes on the Pheidole pilifera (Roger) complex and a description of a new subspecies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Tenn. Acad. Sci. 27: 278-280. (page 278, soldier, worker described)
- Cole, A. C., Jr. 1953g. Studies of New Mexico ants. V. The genus Pheidole with synonymy (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Tenn. Acad. Sci. 28: 297-299 (page 298, junior synonym of senex)
- Gregg, R. E. 1959 [1958]. Key to the species of Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the United States. J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 66: 7-48 (page 30, junior synonym of senex)