Podomyrma abdominalis pulchra

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Podomyrma abdominalis pulchra
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Podomyrma gastralis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Podomyrma
Species: Podomyrma abdominalis pulchra
Forel, 1901

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

Nomenclature

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

  • pulchra. Podomyrma abdominalis r. pulchra Forel, 1901h: 54 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Subspecies of ruficeps: Emery, 1924d: 238; of abdominalis: Forel, 1915b: 50; Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 80. Junior synonym of gastralis: Taylor, 1999: 174.

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