Rhopalothrix equilatera

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Rhopalothrix equilatera
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Octostruma balzani)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Octostruma
Species: Rhopalothrix equilatera
Weber, 1934

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

Nomenclature

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

  • equilatera. Rhopalothrix (Octostruma) equilatera Weber, 1934a: 52, fig. 10 (w.) NICARAGUA. Combination in Octostruma: Brown, 1949f: 92. Junior synonym of balzani: Brown & Kempf, 1960: 194.

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