Solenopsis punctaticeps cyclops

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Solenopsis punctaticeps cyclops
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Solenopsis punctaticeps caffra)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Solenopsis
Species: Solenopsis punctaticeps cyclops
Santschi, 1914

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

Nomenclature

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

  • cyclops. Solenopsis punctaticeps st. cyclops Santschi, 1914e: 19, fig. 1 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of caffra: Emery, 1915c: 65.

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