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Tetraponera poultoni
| Tetraponera poultoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetraponera anthracina) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudomyrmecinae |
| Genus: | Tetraponera |
| Species: | Tetraponera poultoni Donisthorpe, 1931 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetraponera anthracina.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- poultoni. Tetraponera poultoni Donisthorpe, 1931b: 497 (w.) UGANDA.
- Junior synonym of anthracina: Ward, 2022: 47.
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1931d. Descriptions of some new species of ants. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10(8): 494-501 (page 497, worker 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).