Oxyopomyrmex sabulonis

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Oxyopomyrmex sabulonis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Oxyopomyrmex nitidior)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Stenammini
Genus: Oxyopomyrmex
Species: Oxyopomyrmex sabulonis
Santschi, 1915

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

Nomenclature

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

  • sabulonis. Oxyopomyrmex emeryi st. sabulonis Santschi, 1915a: 62 (w.) TUNISIA. Raised to species: Santschi, 1923f: 326; Collingwood, 1985: 246. Status as species: Santschi, 1923f: 326; Collingwood, 1985: 246. Junior synonym of nitidior: Salata & Borowiec, 2015b: 40.

References

  • Collingwood, C. A. 1985. Hymenoptera: Fam. Formicidae of Saudi Arabia. Fauna Saudi Arab. 7: 230-302 (page 246, Raised to species)
  • Santschi, F. 1915a. Nouvelles fourmis d'Algérie, Tunisie et Syrie. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 6: 54-63 (page 62, worker described)
  • Salata, S. & Borowiec, L. 2015b. A taxonomic revision of the genus Oxyopomyrmex André, 1881. Zootaxa 4025: 1-66.
  • Santschi, F. 1923f. Messor et autres fourmis paléarctiques. Rev. Suisse Zool. 30: 317-336 (page 326, Raised to species)