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Cerapachys silvestrii
| Cerapachys silvestrii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Ooceraea biroi) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Ooceraea |
| Species: | Cerapachys silvestrii Wheeler, W.M., 1909 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Ooceraea biroi.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- silvestrii. Cerapachys (Syscia) silvestrii Wheeler, W.M. 1909c: 269 (w.) HAWAII. Senior synonym of seini: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 33. Junior synonym of biroi: Brown, 1975: 22.
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 5(1 1: 1-115 (page 22, junior synonym of biroi)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1909c. Ants collected by Professor Filippo Silvestri in the Hawaiian Islands. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 3: 269-272 (page 269, worker described)
- Wilson, E. O.; Taylor, R. W. 1967b. The ants of Polynesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pac. Insects Monogr. 14: 1-109 (page 33, senior synonym of seini)