Pogonomyrmex sanctihyacinthi

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Pogonomyrmex sanctihyacinthi
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex apache)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Pogonomyrmecini
Genus: Pogonomyrmex
Species: Pogonomyrmex sanctihyacinthi
Wheeler, W.M., 1902

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Type Specimen Label

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex apache.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • sanctihyacinthi. Pogonomyrmex sanctihyacinthi Wheeler, W.M. 1902c: 388 (w.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of apache: Cole, 1954e: 267.

References

  • Cole, A. C., Jr. 1954e. Studies of New Mexico ants. IX. Pogonomyrmex apache Wheeler a synonym of Pogonomyrmex sancti-hyacinthi Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Tenn. Acad. Sci. 29: 266-271 (page 267, Junior synonym of apache)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1902d. New agricultural ants from Texas. Psyche (Camb.) 9: 387-393 (page 388, worker described)