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Rhytidoponera gagates
| Rhytidoponera gagates | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Rhytidoponera nexa) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Rhytidoponera |
| Species: | Rhytidoponera gagates Donisthorpe, 1941 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Rhytidoponera nexa.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- gagates. Rhytidoponera (Rhytidoponera) gagates Donisthorpe, 1941h: 51 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of nexa: Wilson, in Brown, 1958g: 204; Wilson, 1958d: 312.
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 204, Junior synonym of nexa)
- Donisthorpe, H. 1941h. The ants of Japen Island, Dutch New Guinea (Hym., Formicidae). Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 91: 51-64 (page 51, worker described)
- Wilson, E. O. 1958g. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia III. Rhytidoponera in western Melanesia and the Moluccas. IV. The tribe Ponerini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 119: 303-371 (page 312, Junior synonym of nexa)