Eciton tepeguas ferruginea

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Eciton tepeguas ferruginea
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Labidus praedator)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Labidus
Species: Eciton tepeguas ferruginea
Norton, 1868

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

Nomenclature

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

  • ferruginea. Eciton tepeguas var. ferruginea Norton, 1868b: 46 (s.) MEXICO. Subspecies of praedator: Dalla Torre, 1893: 5; Forel, 1899c: 26. Junior synonym of praedator: Borgmeier, 1955: 86.

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