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Tetraponera maffini
| Tetraponera maffini | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetraponera nitida) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudomyrmecinae |
| Genus: | Tetraponera |
| Species: | Tetraponera maffini Donisthorpe, 1948 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetraponera nitida.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- maffini. Tetraponera (Tetraponera) maffini Donisthorpe, 1948d: 591 (q.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636.
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1948d. A third instalment of the Ross Collection of ants from New Guinea. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(14): 589-604 (page 591, queen described)
- Ward, P. S. 2001. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the ant genus Tetraponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Oriental and Australian regions. Invertebr. Taxon. 15: 589-665 (page 636, Junior synonym of nitida)