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Solenopsis metanotalis pelotana
| Solenopsis metanotalis pelotana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Solenopsis emiliae) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Solenopsis |
| Species: | Solenopsis metanotalis pelotana Forel, 1912 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Solenopsis emiliae.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- pelotana. Solenopsis metanotalis var. pelotana Forel, 1912g: 5 (w.q.) BRAZIL. Subspecies of metanotalis: Creighton, 1930b: 127. Junior synonym of emiliae: Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 152.
References
- Creighton, W. S. 1930b. The New World species of the genus Solenopsis (Hymenop. Formicidae). Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 66: 39-151 (page 127, Subspecies of metanotalis)
- Forel, A. 1912h. Formicides néotropiques. Part IV. 3me sous-famille Myrmicinae Lep. (suite). Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 20: 1-32 (page 5, worker, queen described)
- Pacheco, J.A. & Mackay, W.P. 2013. The systematics and biology of the New World thief ants of the genus Solenopsis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, New York. 501 pp.