Ponera nitida Smith, F. 1861

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Ponera nitida
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Myopias mayri)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Myopias
Species: Ponera nitida
Smith, F., 1861

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Myopias mayri.

Nomenclature

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

  • nitida. Ponera nitida Smith, F. 1861b: 45 (w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). [Junior primary homonym of †Ponera nitida Heer, 1849: 149 (now in Dolichoderus).] Replacement name: Trapeziopelta mayri Donisthorpe, 1932c: 468. Combination in Bradyponera: Mayr, 1886c: 362.

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