Meranoplus simoni nitidiventris

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Meranoplus simoni nitidiventris
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Meranoplus magrettii)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Meranoplus
Species: Meranoplus simoni nitidiventris
Mayr, 1901

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

Nomenclature

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

  • nitidiventris. Meranoplus simoni subsp. nitidiventris Mayr, 1901b: 26 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Arnold, 1917: 371 (q.m.). Junior synonym of magrettii: Bolton, 1981a: 55.

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