Dolichoderus gibbosus nitidior

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Dolichoderus gibbosus nitidior
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Dolichoderus quadridenticulatus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Dolichoderini
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species: Dolichoderus gibbosus nitidior
Emery, 1894

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

Nomenclature

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

  • nitidior. Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) gibbosus var. nitidior Emery, 1894c: 235 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Hypoclinea: Kempf, 1972a: 120; in Dolichoderus: Shattuck, 1992c: 77. Subspecies of quadridenticulatus: Shattuck, 1992c: 77. Junior synonym of quadridenticulatus: Mackay, 1993b: 86.

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