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Pogonomyrmex similis
| Pogonomyrmex similis | |
|---|---|
| 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 similis Olsen, 1934 |
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.
- similis. Pogonomyrmex similis Olsen, 1934: 512, pl. 6, fig. 2 (w.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of rugosus: Creighton, 1950a: 120.
References
- Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 120, Junior synonym of rugosus)
- 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 512, pl. 6, fig. 2 worker described)