Pseudomyrma nigriceps

AntWiki: The Ants --- Online
Pseudomyrma nigriceps
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pseudomyrmex termitarius)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Pseudomyrmecinae
Genus: Pseudomyrmex
Species: Pseudomyrma nigriceps
Smith, F., 1855

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

Nomenclature

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

  • nigriceps. Pseudomyrma nigriceps Smith, F. 1855c: 159 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Pseudomyrmex: Kusnezov, 1953e: 214. Subspecies of tenuis: Santschi, 1922b: 345. Junior synonym of termitarius: Perrault, 1988a: 384. See also: Kempf, 1960a: 7.

References