Iridomyrmex humilis breviscapa

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Iridomyrmex humilis breviscapa
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Linepithema gallardoi)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Leptomyrmecini
Genus: Linepithema
Species: Iridomyrmex humilis breviscapa
Santschi, 1929

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

Nomenclature

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

  • breviscapa. Iridomyrmex humilis st. breviscapa Santschi, 1929d: 306 (w.) ARGENTINA. [First available use of Iridomyrmex humilis r. platensis var. breviscapa Forel, 1914d: 286; unavailable name.] Santschi, 1916e: 390 (m.). Combination in Linepithema: Shattuck, 1992a: 16. Junior synonym of gallardoi: Wild, 2007a: 55.

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