Macromischa lugens nigra

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Macromischa lugens nigra
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Temnothorax versicolor)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Temnothorax
Species: Macromischa lugens nigra
Santschi, 1931

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

Nomenclature

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

  • nigra. Macromischa (Croesomyrmex) lugens var. nigra Santschi, 1931c: 273, fig. 8 (w.) CUBA. [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of niger Forel, above.] Junior synonym of lugens: Borgmeier, 1955a: 109.

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