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Pogonomyrmex occidentalis ruthveni
| Pogonomyrmex occidentalis ruthveni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex occidentalis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Pogonomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Pogonomyrmex |
| Species: | Pogonomyrmex occidentalis ruthveni Gaige, 1914 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex occidentalis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- ruthveni. Pogonomyrmex occidentalis subsp. ruthveni Gaige, 1914: 93 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of occidentalis: Olsen, 1934: 507.
References
- Gaige, F. M. 1914a. Description of a new subspecies of Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson from Nevada. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 27: 93-96 (page 93, worker, queen, male described)
- Olsen, O. W. 1934. Notes on the North American harvesting ants of the genus Pogonomyrmex Mayr. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 77: 493-514 (page 507, Junior synonym of occidentalis)