Solenopsis pungens

Solenopsis pungens
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole fervens)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Pheidole
Species:	Solenopsis pungens Smith, F., 1861

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

Nomenclature

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

• pungens. Solenopsis pungens Smith, F. 1861b: 48 (s.w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi).
  • Combination in Pheidologeton: Emery, 1924d: 213; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 469; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 160;
  • Combination in Carebara: Bolton, 1995b: 333 (error); Fischer, et al. 2014: 72 (error);
  • Combination in Pheidole: Bolton, 1995b: 328.
  • Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 32; Mayr, 1863: 454; Smith, F. 1871a: 333; Dalla Torre, 1893: 77; Emery, 1924d: 213; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 469; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 160; Bolton, 1995b: 328.
  • Junior synonym of fervens: Eguchi, 2004: 198; Eguchi, 2008: 24; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 322; Sarnat, et al. 2015: 38.

References

• Emery, C. 1924f [1922]. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [concl.]. Genera Insectorum 174C: 207-397 (page 213, Combination in Pheidologeton)
• Fischer, G., Azorsa, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2014. The ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): synonymisation of Pheidologeton Mayr under Carebara, establishment and revision of the C. polita species group. ZooKeys 438: 57–112.
• Smith, F. 1861b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the islands of Ceram, Celebes, Ternate, and Gilolo. [part]. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 6: 36-48 (page 48, soldier, worker described)