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Sima difficilis longiceps
| Sima difficilis longiceps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetraponera nitida) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudomyrmecinae |
| Genus: | Tetraponera |
| Species: | Sima difficilis longiceps Forel, 1902 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetraponera nitida.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- longiceps. Sima difficilis r. longiceps Forel, 1902c: 247 (w.) INDIA. Viehmeyer, 1916a: 118 (m.). Combination in S. (Tetraponera): Viehmeyer, 1916a: 118; Emery, 1921f: 26; in Tetraponera: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 79. Raised to species: Bingham, 1903: 115. Subspecies of difficilis: Emery, 1921f: 26; Ward, 1990: 488. Junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636.