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Platythyrea tricuspidata penangensis
| Platythyrea tricuspidata penangensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Platythyrea tricuspidata) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Platythyreini |
| Genus: | Platythyrea |
| Species: | Platythyrea tricuspidata penangensis Wheeler, W.M., 1929 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Platythyrea tricuspidata.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- penangensis. Platythyrea tricuspidata subsp. penangensis Wheeler, W.M. 1929g: 29 (q.) WEST MALAYSIA. Junior synonym of tricuspidata: Brown, 1975: 9.
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 9, Junior synonym of tricuspidata)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1929h. Ants collected by Professor F. Silvestri in Formosa, the Malay Peninsula and the Philippines. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 24: 27-64 (page 29, queen described)