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Tetraponera shankouensis
| Tetraponera shankouensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetraponera nitida) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudomyrmecinae |
| Genus: | Tetraponera |
| Species: | Tetraponera shankouensis Zhou & Jiang, 1997 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetraponera nitida.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- shankouensis. Tetraponera shankouensis Zhou & Jiang, 1997: 72 (w.) CHINA. Junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636.
References
- Ward, P. S. 2001. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the ant genus Tetraponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Oriental and Australian regions. Invertebr. Taxon. 15: 589-665 (page 636, Junior synonym of nitida)
- Zhou, S.; Jiang, G. 1997. Ants of mangrove area of Yingluo Bay in Guangxi (Hymenoptera: Formicoidea). Guangxi Sci. 4(1 1: 72-73 (page 72, worker described)