Solenopsis exigua

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Solenopsis exigua
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Solenopsis pygmaea)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Solenopsis
Species: Solenopsis exigua
Forel, 1893

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Solenopsis pygmaea.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • exigua. Solenopsis exigua Forel, 1893g: 395 (w.) ANTILLES. Junior secondary homonym of exigua Buckley, above.] Replacement name: pygmaea: Forel, 1901e: 345.

References

  • Buckley, S. B. 1867. Descriptions of new species of North American Formicidae (continued from page 172.). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Phila. 6: 335-350 (page 342, worker, queen described)
  • Emery, C. 1895d. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamerikanischen Ameisenfauna. (Schluss). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 8: 257-360 (page 277, Junior synonym of molesta)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1902g. A consideration of S. B. Buckley's "North American Formicidae.". Trans. Tex. Acad. Sci. 4: 17-31 (page 28, see also)
  • Forel, A. 1893j. Formicides de l'Antille St. Vincent, récoltées par Mons. H. H. Smith. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 1893: 333-418 (page 395, worker described)
  • Forel, A. 1901j. Variétés myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 45: 334-382 (page 345, Replacement name: pygmaea)