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Pheidole pulchella achantella
| Pheidole pulchella achantella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole pulchella) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | Pheidole pulchella achantella Santschi, 1939 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pheidole pulchella.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- achantella. Pheidole pulchella var. achantella Santschi, 1939b: 242 (s.) CONGO. Junior synonym of pulchella: Fischer et al., 2012: 33.
References
- Fischer, G., Hita Garcia, F., & Peters, M.K. 2012. Taxonomy of the ant genus Pheidole Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical zoogeographic region: definition of species groups and systematic revision of the Pheidole pulchella group. Zootaxa, 3232, 1-43.
- Santschi, F. 1939b. Fourmis de Rhodesia et du Congo. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 79: 237-246 (page 242, soldier described)