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Platythyrea pusilla
| Platythyrea pusilla | |
|---|---|
| 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 pusilla Emery, 1893 |
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.
- pusilla. Platythyrea pusilla Emery, 1893e: 188 (w.) INDONESIA (Ambon I.). Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 50 (q.). Junior synonym of parallela: Wilson, 1958a: 151.
References
- Emery, C. 1893g. Formicides de l'Archipel Malais. Rev. Suisse Zool. 1: 187-229 (page 188, worker described)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1919f. The ants of Borneo. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 63: 43-147 (page 50, queen described)
- Wilson, E. O. 1958c. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia. I. The tribe Leptogenyini. II. The tribes Amblyoponini and Platythyreini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 118: 101-153 (page 151, Junior synonym of parallela)