Pheidole goetschi

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Pheidole goetschi
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole bergi)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: Pheidole goetschi
Santschi, 1939

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

Nomenclature

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

  • goetschi. Pheidole goetschi Santschi, 1939e: 314, figs. 1, 2 (s.w.) ARGENTINA. Subspecies of bergi: Kusnezov, 1952b: 67 (in key). Junior synonym of bergi: Wilson, 2003: 269.

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