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Tetramorium guineense medje
| Tetramorium guineense medje | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetramorium cristatum) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | Tetramorium guineense medje Wheeler, W.M., 1922 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetramorium cristatum.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- medje. Tetramorium guineense subsp. medje Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 192 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of cristatum: Bolton, 1980: 268.
References
- Bolton, B. 1980. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 40: 193-384 (page 268, Junior synonym of cristatum)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922b. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 39-269 (page 192, worker described)