Strumigenys imitator

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Strumigenys imitator
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Strumigenys elongata)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Strumigenys
Species: Strumigenys imitator
Mayr, 1887

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

Nomenclature

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

  • imitator. Strumigenys imitator Mayr, 1887: 572 (w.m.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of elongata: Brown, 1954c: 189.

References

  • Brown, W. L., Jr. 1954c [1953]. The neotropical species of the ant genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith: group of elongata Roger. J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 61: 189-200 (page 189, junior synonym of elongata)
  • Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 37: 511-632 (page 572, worker, male described)