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Myrmecia tricolor
| Myrmecia tricolor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Myrmecia simillima) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmeciini |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | Myrmecia tricolor Mayr, 1862 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Myrmecia simillima.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- tricolor. Myrmecia tricolor Mayr, 1862: 724 (diagnosis in key) (w.) AUSTRALIA. Clark, 1951: 44 (q.). Junior synonym of simillima: Brown, 1953j: 12.
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1953j. Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 111: 1-35 (page 12, Junior synonym of simillima)
- Clark, J. 1951. The Formicidae of Australia. 1. Subfamily Myrmeciinae: 230 pp. CSIRO, Melbourne. [(31.xii).1951.] (page 44, queen described)
- Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776 (page 724, (diagnosis in key) worker described)