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Platythyrea thwaitesi
| Platythyrea thwaitesi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Platythyrea clypeata) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Platythyreini |
| Genus: | Platythyrea |
| Species: | Platythyrea thwaitesi Donisthorpe, 1931 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Platythyrea clypeata.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- thwaitesi. Platythyrea thwaitesi Donisthorpe, 1931b: 496 (q.) SRI LANKA. Junior synonym of clypeata: 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 clypeata)
- Donisthorpe, H. 1931d. Descriptions of some new species of ants. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10(8): 494-501 (page 496, queen described)