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Pogonomyrmex barbatus spadix
| Pogonomyrmex barbatus spadix | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex rugosus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Pogonomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Pogonomyrmex |
| Species: | Pogonomyrmex barbatus spadix Cook, 1953 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex rugosus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- spadix. Pogonomyrmex barbatus subsp. spadix Cook, 1953: 98, figs. (w.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of rugosus: Cole, 1968: 70.
References
- Cole, A. C., Jr. 1968. Pogonomyrmex harvester ants. A study of the genus in North America. Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, x + 222 pp. (page 70, Junior synonym of rugosus)
- Cook, T. W. 1953. The ants of California. Palo Alto, California: Pacific Books: 462 pp. (page 98, figs. worker described)