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Pristomyrmex castor
| Pristomyrmex castor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pristomyrmex umbripennis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Pristomyrmex |
| Species: | Pristomyrmex castor Donisthorpe, 1944 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pristomyrmex umbripennis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- castor. Pristomyrmex castor Donisthorpe, 1944d: 81 (q.m.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of umbripennis: Wang, M. 2003: 525.
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1944d. Two new species of Pristomyrmex Mayr (Hym. Formicidae), with some notes on the genus. Proc. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. Ser. B 13: 81-84. (page 81, queen, male described)
- Wang, M. 2003. A Monographic Revision of the Ant Genus Pristomyrmex (Hymenoptera:Formicidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 157(6): 383-542 (page 525, Junior synonym of umbripennis)