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Sericomyrmex beniensis
| Sericomyrmex beniensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Sericomyrmex bondari) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Sericomyrmex |
| Species: | Sericomyrmex beniensis Weber, 1938 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Sericomyrmex bondari.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- beniensis. Sericomyrmex beniensis Weber, 1938b: 182 (w.) BOLIVIA.
- Status as species: Kempf, 1972a: 229; Bolton, 1995b: 382.
- Junior synonym of bondari: Ješovnik & Schultz, 2017a: 44.
References
- Ješovnik, A., Schultz, T.R. 2017. Revision of the fungus-farming ant genus Sericomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae). ZooKeys, 670, 1–109 (DOI 10.3897/zookeys.670.11839).
- Weber, N. A. 1938b. The biology of the fungus-growing ants. Part IV. Additional new forms. Part V. The Attini of Bolivia. Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 9: 154-206 (page 182, worker described)