Rhoptromyrmex tessmanni

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Rhoptromyrmex tessmanni
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetramorium africanum)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Tetramorium
Species: Rhoptromyrmex tessmanni
Forel, 1910

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

Nomenclature

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

  • tessmanni. Rhoptromyrmex tessmanni Forel, 1910e: 421 (w.) EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Combination in Macromischoides: Brown, 1964c: 12. Junior synonym of africanum: Brown, 1964c: 12.

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