Pheidole megacephala impressiceps

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Pheidole megacephala impressiceps
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Pheidole megacephala impressifrons)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: Pheidole megacephala impressiceps
Wasmann, 1904

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Pheidole megacephala impressifrons.

Nomenclature

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

  • impressiceps. Pheidole megacephala subsp. impressiceps Wasmann, 1904a: 72 (footnote) (s.w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA. [Junior primary homonym of impressiceps Mayr, above.] Replacement name: impressifrons Wasmann, 1905: 110.

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