Crematogaster kennedyi

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Crematogaster kennedyi
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Crematogaster cerasi)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Crematogaster
Species: Crematogaster kennedyi
Wheeler, W.M., 1930

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

Nomenclature

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

  • kennedyi. Crematogaster (Acrocoelia) kennedyi Wheeler, W.M. 1930e: 58 (q.m.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of cerasi: Buren, in Smith, M.R. 1958c: 126.

References

  • Smith, M. R. 1958c. Family Formicidae. Pp. 108-162 in: Krombein, K. V. (ed.) Hymenoptera of America north of Mexico. Synoptic catalogue. First supplement. U. S. Dep. Agric. Agric. Monogr. 2(suppl. 1):1-305. (page 126, Junior synonym of cerasi: Buren)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1930g. A new parasitic Crematogaster from Indiana. Psyche (Camb.) 37: 55-60 (page 58, queen, male described)