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Pogonomyrmex townsendi
| Pogonomyrmex townsendi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Pogonomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Pogonomyrmex |
| Species: | Pogonomyrmex townsendi Wheeler, W.M., 1909 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- townsendi. Pogonomyrmex (Ephebomyrmex) townsendi Wheeler, W.M. 1909e: 80 (w.) MEXICO. Subspecies of imberbiculus: Creighton, 1950a: 132. Junior synonym of imberbiculus: Creighton, 1957a: 56.
References
- Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 132, Subspecies of imberbiculus)
- Creighton, W. S. 1957a [1956]. Studies on the North American representatives of Ephebomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Camb.) 63: 54-66 (page 56, Junior synonym of imberbiculus)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1909e. A decade of North American Formicidae. J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 17: 77-90 (page 80, worker described)