Ponera convexiuscula nautarum

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Ponera convexiuscula nautarum
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Hypoponera confinis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Hypoponera
Species: Ponera convexiuscula nautarum
Santschi, 1938

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

Nomenclature

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

  • nautarum. Ponera convexiuscula var. nautarum Santschi, 1938b: 79 (w.q.) SAMOA. [First available use of Ponera trigona st. convexiuscula var. nautarum Santschi, 1920g: 180; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of confinis: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 26.

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