Macromischa melanocephala

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Macromischa melanocephala
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Temnothorax nigricans)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Temnothorax
Species: Macromischa melanocephala
Wheeler, W.M., 1931

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Temnothorax nigricans.

Nomenclature

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

  • melanocephala. Macromischa melanocephala Wheeler, W.M. 1931b: 15 (w.q.) CUBA. [Junior secondary homonym of Leptothorax melanocephalus Emery, above.] Replacement name: nigricans Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 467.

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