Eciton morosum payarum

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Eciton morosum payarum
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Cheliomyrmex morosus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Tribe: Cheliomyrmecini
Genus: Cheliomyrmex
Species: Eciton morosum payarum
Forel, 1899

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

Nomenclature

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

  • payarum. Eciton morosum var. payarum Forel, 1899c: 27 (m.) HONDURAS. Combination in Cheliomyrmex: Wheeler, W.M. 1921d: 324. Junior synonym of morosus: Borgmeier, 1955: 63.

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