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Sima prelli
| Sima prelli | |
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| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetraponera natalensis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudomyrmecinae |
| Genus: | Tetraponera |
| Species: | Sima prelli Forel, 1911
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This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetraponera natalensis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- prelli. Sima prelli Forel, 1911d: 365 (w.) TANZANIA.
- Combination in S. (Tetraponera): Emery, 1921f: 28.
- Combination in Tetraponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 800.
- Junior synonym of natalensis: Ward, 2022: 54.
References
- Emery, C. 1921c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174A:1-94 94: 1-94 + 7 (page 28, Combination in S. (Tetraponera))
- Forel, A. 1911f. Fourmis nouvelles ou intéressantes. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 47: 331-400 (page 365, worker described)
- Ward, P. S. 2022. The ant genus Tetraponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical region: taxonomic review and key to species. Zootaxa 5102 (1):1-70 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5102.1.1).
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 800, Combination in Tetraponera)