Ponera spei fidelis

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Ponera spei fidelis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Hypoponera spei)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Hypoponera
Species: Ponera spei fidelis
Santschi, 1926

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

Nomenclature

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

  • fidelis. Ponera spei var. fidelis Santschi, 1926b: 207, fig. 1 (w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in Hypoponera: Bolton, 1995b: 214. Junior synonym of spei: Bolton & Fisher, 2011: 101.

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