Ponera solitaria

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Ponera solitaria
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Brachyponera chinensis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Brachyponera
Species: Ponera solitaria
Smith, F., 1874

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

Nomenclature

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

  • solitaria. Ponera solitaria Smith, F. 1874: 404 (w.) JAPAN. [Junior primary homonym of solitaria Smith, 1860b: 103.] Replacement name: chinensis Emery, 1895k: 460. [Note: chinensis junior synonym of solitaria Smith, F. 1874 (synonymy by Brown, 1958h: 22); hence first available replacement name.] Forel, 1900e: 267 (q.). Combination in Euponera (Brachyponera): Emery, 1901a: 47. Senior synonym of chinensis: Brown, 1958h: 22.

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