Eciton fergusoni elongatus

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Eciton fergusoni elongatus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Aenictus gracilis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Aenictus
Species: Eciton fergusoni elongatus
Karavaiev, 1926

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

Nomenclature

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

  • elongatus. Eciton (Aenictus) fergusoni subsp. elongatus Karavaiev, 1926d: 424, fig. 3 (w.) SRI LANKA. Junior synonym of gracilis: Wilson, 1964a: 463.

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