Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus taprobanae

AntWiki: The Ants --- Online
Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus taprobanae
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Lophomyrmex
Species: Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus taprobanae
Forel, 1911

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

Nomenclature

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

  • taprobanae. Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus var. taprobanae Forel, 1911i: 223 (w.q.m.) SRI LANKA. Raised to species: Ettershank, 1966: 134. Junior synonym of quadrispinosus: Rigato, 1994a: 59.

References