Plagiolepis balticus
†Plagiolepis balticus Temporal range: Fossil | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
Genus: | Plagiolepis |
Species: | †Plagiolepis balticus Dlussky, 1997 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Plagiolepis kuenowi.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- †balticus. †Plagiolepis balticus Dlussky, 1997: 59. Replacement name for †pygmaeus Mayr, 1868c: 42. [Junior secondary homonym of pygmaea Latreille, 1798: 45.] Junior synonym of kuenowi: Dlussky, 2010: 69.
References
- Dlussky, G. M. 1997b. Genera of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Baltic amber. Paleontol. Zh. 31: 616-627 (page 624, Replacement name for Pygmaeus)
- Mayr, G. 1868c. Die Ameisen des baltischen Bernsteins. Beitr. Naturkd. Preuss. 1: 1-102 (page 42, replaced name)