Solenopsis molesta castanea

Solenopsis molesta castanea
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Solenopsis carolinensis)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Solenopsis
Species:	Solenopsis molesta castanea Wheeler, W.M., 1908

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Solenopsis carolinensis.

Nomenclature

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

• castanea. Solenopsis molesta var. castanea Wheeler, W.M. 1908e: 430 (w.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of truncorum: Creighton, 1950a: 239; of carolinensis: Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 127.

References

• 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.