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Acropyga quadriceps
| Acropyga quadriceps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Acropyga goeldii) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Acropyga |
| Species: | Acropyga quadriceps Weber, 1944 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Acropyga goeldii.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- quadriceps. Acropyga (Rhizomyrma) quadriceps Weber, 1944: 113, fig. 5 (w.) TRINIDAD. Junior synonym of goeldii: LaPolla, 2004a: 50.
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 58, catalogue)
- LaPolla, J. S. 2004. Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World. The American Entomological Institute 33(3): 1-130 (page 50, junior synonym of goeldii)
- Weber, N. A. 1944b. The neotropical coccid-tending ants of the genus Acropyga Roger. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 37: 89-122 (page 113, fig. 5 worker described)