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Platythyrea ceylonensis
| Platythyrea ceylonensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Platythyrea parallela) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Platythyreini |
| Genus: | Platythyrea |
| Species: | Platythyrea ceylonensis Donisthorpe, 1941 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Platythyrea parallela.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- ceylonensis. Platythyrea ceylonensis Donisthorpe, 1941j: 202 (w.q.) SRI LANKA. Junior synonym of parallela: Brown, 1975: 8.
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 5(1 1: 1-115 (page 8, Junior synonym of parallela)
- Donisthorpe, H. 1941k. Descriptions of new ants (Hym., Formicidae) from various localities. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(8): 199-210 (page 202, worker, queen described)