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Tetraponera ophthalmica tenebrosa
| Tetraponera ophthalmica tenebrosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetraponera ophthalmica) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudomyrmecinae |
| Genus: | Tetraponera |
| Species: | Tetraponera ophthalmica tenebrosa Santschi, 1928 |
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.
- tenebrosa. Tetraponera ophthalmica var. tenebrosa Santschi, 1928d: 61 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Junior synonym of ophthalmica: Ward, 2006: 126; Ward, 2022: 8.
References
- Santschi, F. 1928d. Descriptions de nouvelles fourmis éthiopiennes (quatrième note). Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 16: 54-69. (page 61, worker described)
- Ward, P.S. 2006. The ant genus Tetraponera in the Afrotropical region: synopsis of species groups and revision of the T. ambigua-group. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8: 119-130.
- 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).