Messor semirufus nigricans

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Messor semirufus nigricans
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Messor semirufus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Stenammini
Genus: Messor
Species: Messor semirufus nigricans
Santschi, 1932

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

Nomenclature

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

  • nigricans. Messor semirufus var. nigricans Santschi, 1932f: 517. Replacement name for nigriceps Santschi, 1929e: 144. [Junior primary homonym of nigriceps Santschi, 1925g: 341.] [Unresolved junior primary homonym of nigricans Santschi, above.] Junior synonym of semirufus: Baroni Urbani, 1974: 227.

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