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Rhytidoponera convexa opacior
| Rhytidoponera convexa opacior | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Rhytidoponera violacea) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Rhytidoponera |
| Species: | Rhytidoponera convexa opacior Clark, 1936 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Rhytidoponera violacea.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- opacior. Rhytidoponera convexa subsp. opacior Clark, 1936: 86 (w.) AUSTRALIA. [First available use of Rhytidoponera convexa subsp. violacea var. opacior Crawley, 1925b: 583; unavailable name (Taylor, 1986: 34).] Junior synonym of violacea: Brown, 1958g: 205.
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958g. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. II. Tribe Ectatommini (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 118: 173-362 (page 205, Junior synonym of violacea)
- Clark, J. 1936. A revision of Australian species of Rhytidoponera Mayr (Formicidae). Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 9: 14-89 (page 86, worker described)