Pheidole rinae tipuna

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Pheidole rinae tipuna
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole parva)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: Pheidole rinae tipuna
Forel, 1912

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

Nomenclature

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

  • tipuna. Pheidole rinae r. tipuna Forel, 1912a: 68 (s.w.) TAIWAN. Junior synonym of parva: Eguchi, Yamane & Zhou, 2007: 262.

References

  • Forel, A. 1912b. H. Sauter's Formosa-Ausbeute. Formicidae (Hym.) (Schluss). Entomol. Mitt. 1: 67-81 (page 68, soldier, worker described)