Pheidole rugifrons

AntWiki: The Ants --- Online
Pheidole rugifrons
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 rugifrons
Pergande, 1896

MCZ-ENT00022808 Pheidole rugifrons hal.jpg MCZ-ENT00022808 Pheidole rugifrons had.jpg Type Specimen Label

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.

  • rugifrons. Pheidole rugifrons Pergande, 1896: 880 (s.) MEXICO. Junior synonym of tepicana: Emery, 1901b: 119.

References

  • Emery, C. 1901c. Remarques sur un petit groupe de Pheidole (Hymén. Formic.) de la région sonorienne. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1901: 119-121 (page 119, junior synonym of tepicana)
  • Pergande, T. 1896. Mexican Formicidae. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (2) 5: 858-896 (page 880, soldier described)