Pogonomyrmex venezuelensis

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Pogonomyrmex venezuelensis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex naegelii)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Pogonomyrmecini
Genus: Pogonomyrmex
Species: Pogonomyrmex venezuelensis
Weber, 1943

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

Nomenclature

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

  • venezuelensis. Pogonomyrmex (Ephebomyrmex) venezuelensis Weber, 1943b: 69, fig. 2 [fig. is incorrectly captioned as Leptothorax anduzei] (w.) VENEZUELA. Junior synonym of naegelii: Kempf, 1960f: 428.

References

  • Kempf, W. W. 1960f. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 3: 417-466 (page 428, Junior synonym of naegelii)
  • Weber, N. A. 1943b. New ants from Venezuela and neighboring countries. Bol. Entomol. Venez. 2: 67-78 (page 69, fig. 2 worker described)