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Pheidole rata
| Pheidole rata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole schmalzi) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | Pheidole rata Borgmeier, 1929 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pheidole schmalzi.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- rata. Pheidole rata Borgmeier, 1929: 206, pl. 6, fig. 2; pl. 7, fig. 6 (s.w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of schmalzi: Wilson, 2003: 504.
References
- Borgmeier, T. 1929. Zur Kenntnis der brasilianischen Ameisen. EOS. Rev. Esp. Entomol. 5: 195-214. (page 206, pl. 6, fig. 2 pl. 7, fig. 6 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 504, Junior synonym of schmalzi)