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Sericomyrmex burchelli
| Sericomyrmex burchelli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Sericomyrmex saussurei) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Sericomyrmex |
| Species: | Sericomyrmex burchelli Forel, 1905 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Sericomyrmex saussurei.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- burchelli. Sericomyrmex burchelli Forel, 1905b: 183 (q.m.) BRAZIL.
- Status as species: Forel, 1912e: 191 (in key); Wheeler, W.M. 1916c: 10 (in key); Emery, 1924d: 339; Borgmeier, 1927c: 127; Kempf, 1972a: 229; Bolton, 1995b: 382.
- Junior synonym of saussurei: Ješovnik & Schultz, 2017a: 92.
References
- Forel, A. 1905e. Miscellanea myrmécologiques II (1905). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 49: 155-185 (page 183, queen, male described)
- Ješovnik, A., Schultz, T.R. 2017. Revision of the fungus-farming ant genus Sericomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae). ZooKeys 670, 1–109 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.670.11839).