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Pristomyrmex pegasus
| Pristomyrmex pegasus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pristomyrmex obesus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Pristomyrmex |
| Species: | Pristomyrmex pegasus Mann, 1919 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pristomyrmex obesus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- pegasus. Pristomyrmex pegasus Mann, 1919: 338, fig. 27 (w.) SOLOMON IS. Junior synonym of obesus: Wang, M. 2003: 509.
References
- Mann, W. M. 1919. The ants of the British Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 63: 273-391 (page 338, fig. 27 worker 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 509, Junior synonym of obesus)