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Sericomyrmex urichi maracas
| Sericomyrmex urichi maracas | |
|---|---|
| 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 urichi maracas Weber, 1937 |
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.
- maracas. Sericomyrmex urichi subsp. maracas Weber, 1937: 395, fig. 7 (w.q.m.) TRINIDAD.
- Subspecies of urichi: Weber, 1945: 44; Kempf, 1972a: 230; Bolton, 1995b: 382.
- Junior synonym of saussurei: Ješovnik & Schultz, 2017a: 92.
References
- 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).
- Weber, N. A. 1937. The biology of the fungus-growing ants. Part l. New forms. Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 7: 378-409 (page 395, fig. 7 worker, queen, male described)