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Platythyrea inconspicua
| Platythyrea inconspicua | |
|---|---|
| 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 inconspicua Mayr, 1870 |
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.
- inconspicua. Platythyrea inconspicua Mayr, 1870b: 961 (q.) SRI LANKA. Emery, 1890a: 56 (w.). Junior synonym of punctata: Forel, 1901f: 335; Creighton, 1950a: 34; 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)
- Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 34, Junior synonym of punctata)
- Emery, C. 1890b. Voyage de M. E. Simon au Venezuela (Décembre 1887 - Avril 1888). Formicides. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (6)(10): 55-76 (page 56, worker described)
- Forel, A. 1901k. Nouvelles espèces de Ponerinae. (Avec un nouveau sous-genre et une espèce nouvelle d'Eciton). Rev. Suisse Zool. 9: 325-353 (page 335, Junior synonym of punctata)
- Mayr, G. 1870b. Neue Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 20: 939-996 (page 961, queen described)