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Pristomyrmex orbiculatus
| Pristomyrmex orbiculatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pristomyrmex quadridens) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Pristomyrmex |
| Species: | Pristomyrmex orbiculatus Donisthorpe, 1948 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pristomyrmex quadridens.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- orbiculatus. Pristomyrmex orbiculatus Donisthorpe, 1948b: 306 (w.q.m.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of quadridens: Wang, M. 2003: 459.
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1948b [1947]. A second instalment of the Ross Collection of ants from New Guinea. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(14): 297-317 (page 306, worker, 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 459, Junior synonym of quadridens)