Pheidole punctatissima napaea

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Pheidole punctatissima napaea
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole punctatissima)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: Pheidole punctatissima napaea
Wheeler, W.M., 1934

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

Nomenclature

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

  • napaea. Pheidole punctatissima subsp. napaea Wheeler, W.M. 1934g: 165 (s.w.) MEXICO. Junior synonym of punctatissima: Brown, 1981: 525.

References

  • Brown, W. L., Jr. 1981. Preliminary contributions toward a revision of the ant genus Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Part I. J. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 54: 523-530 (page 525, junior synonym of punctatissima)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1934g. Neotropical ants collected by Dr. Elisabeth Skwarra and others. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 77: 157-240 (page 165, soldier, worker described)