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Melophorus iridescens froggatti
| Melophorus iridescens froggatti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Melophorus aeneovirens) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Melophorini |
| Genus: | Melophorus |
| Species: | Melophorus iridescens froggatti Forel, 1902 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Melophorus aeneovirens.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- froggatti. Melophorus iridescens var. froggatti Forel, 1902h: 487 (s.w.q.) AUSTRALIA.
- Subspecies of iridescens: Forel, 1907a: 29.
- Junior synonym of aeneovirens: Heterick, Castalanelli & Shattuck, 2007: 75.
References
- Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 405-548 (page 487, soldier, worker, queen described)
- Forel, A. 1907d. Formicides du Musée National Hongrois. Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 5: 1-42 (page 29, Subspecies of iridescens)
- Heterick, B.E., Castalanelli, M., Shattuck, S.O. 2017. Revision of the ant genus Melophorus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 700, 1–420 (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.700.11784).