Prionopelta bruchi

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Prionopelta bruchi
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Prionopelta punctulata)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Amblyoponinae
Tribe: Amblyoponini
Genus: Prionopelta
Species: Prionopelta bruchi
Santschi, 1923

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

Nomenclature

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

  • bruchi. Prionopelta bruchi Santschi, 1923c: 245 (w.) ARGENTINA. Junior synonym of punctulata: Brown, 1960a: 178.

References

  • Brown, W. L., Jr. 1960a. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. III. Tribe Amblyoponini (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 122: 143-230 (page 178, Junior synonym of punctulata)
  • Santschi, F. 1923c. Solenopsis et autres fourmis néotropicales. Rev. Suisse Zool. 30: 245-273 (page 245, worker described)