Solenopsis mandibularis
Solenopsis mandibularis | |
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Scientific classification (junior synonym of Solenopsis geminata) | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
Genus: | Solenopsis |
Species: | Solenopsis mandibularis Westwood, 1840 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Solenopsis geminata.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- mandibularis. Solenopsis mandibularis Westwood, 1840b: 87, pl. 2, fig. 5 (w.) "America aequinoctiali". Junior synonym of geminata: Roger, 1862c: 289.
References
- Roger, J. 1862c. Synonymische Bemerkungen. 1. Ueber Formiciden. Berl. Entomol. Z. 6: 283-297 (page 289, Junior synonym of geminata)
- Westwood, J. O. 1840b. Observations on the genus Typhlopone, with descriptions of several exotic species of ants. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 81-89 (page 87, pl. 2, fig. 5 worker described)