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Probolomyrmex parvus
| Probolomyrmex parvus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Probolomyrmex brevirostris) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Proceratiinae |
| Tribe: | Probolomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Probolomyrmex |
| Species: | Probolomyrmex parvus Weber, 1949 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Probolomyrmex brevirostris.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- parvus. Probolomyrmex parvus Weber, 1949b: 3, fig. 2 (q.) UGANDA. Junior synonym of brevirostris: Taylor, 1965d: 355; Brown, 1975: 11.
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 366, catalogue)
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 5(1 1: 1-115 (page 11, see also)
- Taylor, R. W. 1965d. A monographic revision of the rare tropicopolitan ant genus Probolomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 117: 345-365 (page 355, junior synonym of brevirostris)
- Weber, N. A. 1949b. New ponerine ants from equatorial Africa. American Museum Novitates 1398: 1-9 (page 3, fig. 2 queen described)