Strumigenys antarctica

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Strumigenys antarctica
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Strumigenys perplexa)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Strumigenys
Species: Strumigenys antarctica
Forel, 1892

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

Nomenclature

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

  • antarctica. Strumigenys antarctica Forel, 1892c: 338 (w.) NEW ZEALAND. Junior synonym of perplexa: Emery, 1924d: 321.

References

  • Emery, C. 1924f [1922]. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [concl.]. Genera Insectorum 174C: 207-397 (page 321, Junior synonym of perplexa)
  • Forel, A. 1892c. Die Ameisen Neu-Seelands. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 8: 331-343 (page 338, worker described)