Pheidole tsailuni

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Pheidole tsailuni
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole rabo)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: Pheidole tsailuni
Wheeler, W.M., 1929

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

Nomenclature

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

  • tsailuni. Pheidole tsailuni Wheeler, W.M. 1929f: 2. Replacement name for concinna Wheeler, W.M. 1928c: 13. [Junior primary homonym of concinna Santschi, 1910c: 362.] Junior synonym of rabo: Eguchi, Yamane & Zhou, 2007: 276. See also: Eguchi, 2001a: 30.

References

  • Eguchi, K. 2001b. A taxonomic study on Asian Pheidole (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): new synonymy, rank changes, lectotype designations and redescriptions. Insecta Koreana 18: 1-35 (page 30, see also)
  • Santschi, F. 1910c [1909]. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 78: 349-400 (page 362, primary homonym)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1928c. Ants collected by Professor F. Silvestri in China. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 22: 3-38 (page 13, junior primary homonym of concinna Santschi, 1910)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1929g. Some ants from China and Manchuria. American Museum Novitates 361: 1-11 (page 2, replacement name for concinna)