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Ponera ratardorum
| Ponera ratardorum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Ponera incerta) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Ponera |
| Species: | Ponera ratardorum Wilson, 1957 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Ponera incerta.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- ratardorum. Ponera ratardorum Wilson, 1957b: 369, figs. 1, 2 (w.) NEW GUINEA (New Britain). Junior synonym of incerta: Taylor, 1967a: 80.
References
- Taylor, R. W. 1967a. A monographic revision of the ant genus Ponera Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pac. Insects Monogr. 13: 1-112 (page 80, Junior synonym of incerta)
- Wilson, E. O. 1957b. The tenuis and selenophora groups of the ant genus Ponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 116: 355-386 (page 369, figs. 1, 2 worker described)