Xiphomyrmex weitzeckeri nigellus

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Xiphomyrmex weitzeckeri nigellus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetramorium weitzeckeri)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Tetramorium
Species: Xiphomyrmex weitzeckeri nigellus
Santschi, 1932

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetramorium weitzeckeri.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • nigellus. Xiphomyrmex weitzeckeri var. nigellus Santschi, 1932a: 389 (w.q.) ZIMBABWE. Junior synonym of weitzeckeri: Bolton, 1980: 233.

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