Solenopsis silvestrii

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Solenopsis silvestrii
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Solenopsis metanotalis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Solenopsis
Species: Solenopsis silvestrii
Emery, 1906

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

Nomenclature

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

  • silvestrii. Solenopsis silvestrii Emery, 1906c: 120 (w.q.) URUGUAY. Combination in S. (Euophthalma): Creighton, 1930b: 137. Junior synonym of metanotalis: Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 225.

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