Solenopsis texana truncorum

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Solenopsis texana truncorum
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 texana truncorum
Forel, 1901

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.

  • truncorum. Solenopsis texana r. truncorum Forel, 1901e: 346 (w.q.) U.S.A. Raised to species and senior synonym of castanea: Creighton, 1950a: 239. Junior synonym of carolinensis: Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 127. See also: Thompson & Johnson, 1989: 697.

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