Eciton selysi

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Eciton selysi
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Labidus coecus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Labidus
Species: Eciton selysi
Forel, 1904

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

Nomenclature

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

  • selysi. Eciton selysi Forel, 1904d: 169 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Labidus: Borgmeier, 1953: 8. Subspecies of coecus: Forel, 1905b: 157; Santschi, 1923g: 1260. Junior synonym of coecus: Borgmeier, 1955: 86.

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