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Pheidole variabilis latigena
| Pheidole variabilis latigena | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole ampla) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | Pheidole variabilis latigena Forel, 1907 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pheidole ampla.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- latigena. Pheidole variabilis subsp. latigena Forel, 1907h: 279 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA.
- Junior synonym of ampla: Heterick, 2021: 19.
References
- Forel, A. 1907j. Formicidae. In: Michaelsen, W., Hartmeyer, R. (eds.) Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Band I, Lieferung 7. Jena: Gustav Fischer, pp. 263-310. (page 279, soldier, worker described)
- Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).