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Tetraponera mocquerysi lepida
| Tetraponera mocquerysi lepida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetraponera mocquerysi) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudomyrmecinae |
| Genus: | Tetraponera |
| Species: | Tetraponera mocquerysi lepida Wheeler, W.M., 1922 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetraponera mocquerysi.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- lepida. Tetraponera mocquerysi var. lepida Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 106 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Junior synonym of mocquerysi: Ward, 2022: 51.
References
- Ward, P. S. 2022. The ant genus Tetraponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical region: taxonomic review and key to species. Zootaxa 5102 (1):1-70 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5102.1.1).
- 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 106, worker, queen described)