Solenopsis molesta castanea

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Solenopsis molesta castanea
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Solenopsis carolinensis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Solenopsis
Species: Solenopsis molesta castanea
Wheeler, W.M., 1908

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

Nomenclature

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

  • castanea. Solenopsis molesta var. castanea Wheeler, W.M. 1908e: 430 (w.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of truncorum: Creighton, 1950a: 239; of carolinensis: Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 127.

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