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Tetraponera nasuta
| Tetraponera nasuta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetraponera ophthalmica) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudomyrmecinae |
| Genus: | Tetraponera |
| Species: | Tetraponera nasuta Bernard, 1953 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetraponera ophthalmica.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- nasuta. Tetraponera nasuta Bernard, 1953b: 222, fig. 7 (q.) GUINEA. Terron, 1971: 74 (s.w.m.).
- Junior synonym of ophthalmica: Ward, 2006: 126; Ward, 2022: 8.
References
- Bernard, F. 1953b [1952]. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mém. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire 19: 165-270 (page 222, fig. 7 queen described)
- Terron, G. 1971. Description des castes de Tetraponera nasuta Bernard (Hym. Formicidae, Promyrmicinae). Ann. Fac. Sci. Univ. Féd. Cameroun 6: 73-84 (page 74, soldier, worker, male described)
- 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).