Myrmica gracillima

Myrmica gracillima
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Trichomyrmex destructor)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Trichomyrmex
Species:	Myrmica gracillima; Smith, F., 1861

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

Nomenclature

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

gracillima. Myrmica gracillima Smith, F. 1861a: 34 (w.) ISRAEL. Emery, 1877b: 369 (footnote) (q.m.). Combination in Monomorium: Mayr, 1862: 753; in M. (Parholcomyrmex): Emery, 1915i: 190. Subspecies of destructor: Forel, 1913d: 437. Junior synonym of destructor: Bolton, 1987: 324.