Cardiocondyla nuda nereis

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Cardiocondyla nuda nereis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Cardiocondyla emeryi)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Cardiocondyla
Species: Cardiocondyla nuda nereis
Wheeler, W.M., 1927

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Type Specimen Label

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

Nomenclature

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

  • nereis. Cardiocondyla nuda subsp. nereis Wheeler, W.M. 1927i: 140 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of emeryi: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 53.

References

  • Wheeler, W. M. 1927i. The ants of Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 62: 121-153 (page 140, worker, queen described)
  • Wilson, E. O.; Taylor, R. W. 1967b. The ants of Polynesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pac. Insects Monogr. 14: 1-109 (page 53, Junior synonym of emeryi)