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Cyphomyrmex colombianus
| Cyphomyrmex colombianus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Cyphomyrmex costatus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Cyphomyrmex |
| Species: | Cyphomyrmex colombianus Weber, 1940 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Cyphomyrmex costatus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- colombianus. Cyphomyrmex colombianus Weber, 1940a: 413 (w.q.) COLOMBIA. Junior synonym of costatus: Kempf, 1966: 172.
References
- Brown, M.J.F., Bonhoeffer, S. 2003. On the evolution of claustral colony founding in ants. Evolutionary Ecology Research 5: 305–313.
- Kempf, W. W. 1966 [1965]. A revision of the Neotropical fungus-growing ants of the genus Cyphomyrmex Mayr. Part II: Group of rimosus (Spinola) (Hym., Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 8: 161-200 (page 172, Junior synonym of costatus)
- Weber, N. A. 1940b. The biology of the fungus-growing ants. Part VI. Key to Cyphomyrmex, new Attini and a new guest ant. Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 11: 406-427 (page 413, worker, queen described)