Atta smithi borinquenensis

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Atta smithi borinquenensis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Mycocepurus smithii)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Mycocepurus
Species: Atta smithi borinquenensis
Wheeler, W.M., 1907

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

Nomenclature

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

  • borinquenensis. Atta (Mycocepurus) smithi var. borinquenensis Wheeler, W.M. 1907c: 718 (w.) PUERTO RICO. Combination in Mycocepurus: Emery, 1924d: 335. Junior synonym of smithii: Kempf, 1963b: 425.

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