Ponera perkinsi

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Ponera perkinsi
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Hypoponera opaciceps)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Hypoponera
Species: Ponera perkinsi
Forel, 1899

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

Nomenclature

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

  • perkinsi. Ponera perkinsi Forel, 1899a: 117 (w.q.m.) HAWAII. Senior synonym of andrei: Wilson, 1958d: 334. Junior synonym of opaciceps: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 28. See also: Wheeler, W.M. 1909c: 271.

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