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Solenopsis silvestrii
| 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.
References
- Creighton, W. S. 1930b. The New World species of the genus Solenopsis (Hymenop. Formicidae). Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 66: 39-151 (page 137, Combination in S. (Euopthalma))
- Emery, C. 1906c [1905]. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XXVI. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 37: 107-194 (page 120, 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.