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Formica caustica
| Formica caustica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Cephalotes pusillus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Cephalotes |
| Species: | Formica caustica Kollar, 1832 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Cephalotes pusillus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- caustica. Formica caustica Kollar, in Pohl & Kollar, 1832: 17, fig. 12 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Cryptocerus: Guérin-Méneville, 1844a: 426. Junior synonym of minutus: Emery, 1890b: 74; Forel, 1895b: 134; of pusillus: Emery, 1924d: 307; Kempf, 1951: 176.