Plagiolepis balticus

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Plagiolepis balticus
Temporal range: Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Plagiolepidini
Genus: Plagiolepis
Species: Plagiolepis balticus
Dlussky, 1997

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

Nomenclature

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

  • balticus. †Plagiolepis balticus Dlussky, 1997: 59. Replacement name for †pygmaeus Mayr, 1868c: 42. [Junior secondary homonym of pygmaea Latreille, 1798: 45.] Junior synonym of kuenowi: Dlussky, 2010: 69.

References

  • Dlussky, G. M. 1997b. Genera of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Baltic amber. Paleontol. Zh. 31: 616-627 (page 624, Replacement name for Pygmaeus)
  • Mayr, G. 1868c. Die Ameisen des baltischen Bernsteins. Beitr. Naturkd. Preuss. 1: 1-102 (page 42, replaced name)