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Prenolepis melanderi
| Prenolepis melanderi | |
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| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Nylanderia terricola) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Nylanderia |
| Species: | Prenolepis melanderi Wheeler, W.M., 1903
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This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Nylanderia terricola.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- melanderi. Prenolepis melanderi Wheeler, W.M. 1903b: 104, fig. 8 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1953c: 144 (l.). Combination in Pr. (Nylanderia): Emery, 1914f: 422; in Paratrechina (Nylanderia): Emery, 1925b: 223. Subspecies of vividula: Smith, M.R. 1951a: 849. Junior synonym of terricola: Trager, 1984b: 81.
References
- Emery, C. 1914f. Les fourmis de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty. Nova Caled. A Zool. 1: 393-437 (page 422, Combination in Pr. (Nylanderia))
- Smith, M. R. 1951c. Family Formicidae. Pp. 778-875 in: Muesebeck, C. F., Krombein, K. V., Townes, H. K. (eds.) Hymenoptera of America north of Mexico. Synoptic catalogue. U. S. Dep. Agric. Agric. Monogr. 2:1-1420. (page 849, Subspecies of vividula)
- Trager, J. C. 1984b. A revision of the genus Paratrechina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the continental United States. Sociobiology 9: 49-162 (page 81, Junior synonym of terricola)
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1953c. The ant larvae of the subfamily Formicinae. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 46: 126-171 (page 144, larva described)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1903c. A decad of Texan Formicidae. Psyche (Camb.) 10: 93-111 (page 104, fig. 8 worker, queen, male described)