Pseudomyrma sericata

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Pseudomyrma sericata
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pseudomyrmex gracilis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Pseudomyrmecinae
Genus: Pseudomyrmex
Species: Pseudomyrma sericata
Smith, F., 1855

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

Nomenclature

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

  • sericata. Pseudomyrma sericata Smith, F. 1855c: 159 (w.) BRAZIL. Gallardo, 1932a: 50 (m.). Combination in Pseudomyrmex: Kempf, 1958f: 434. Status as species: Forel, 1912g: 19. Subspecies of gracilis: Emery, 1890b: 60; Santschi, 1916e: 370; Gallardo, 1932a: 48. Junior synonym of gracilis: Ward, 1993: 155.

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