Calyptomyrmex cataractae litoralis

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Calyptomyrmex cataractae litoralis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Calyptomyrmex piripilis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Calyptomyrmex
Species: Calyptomyrmex cataractae litoralis
Arnold, 1948

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

Nomenclature

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

  • litoralis. Calyptomyrmex cataractae subsp. litoralis Arnold, 1948: 221 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of piripilis: Bolton, 1981a: 65.

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