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Megalomyrmex sjostedti
| Megalomyrmex sjostedti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Megalomyrmex silvestrii) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Megalomyrmex |
| Species: | Megalomyrmex sjostedti Wheeler, W.M., 1925 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Megalomyrmex silvestrii.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- sjostedti. Megalomyrmex (Wheelerimyrmex) sjostedti Wheeler, W.M. 1925a: 30 (w.q.) PERU. Junior synonym of silvestrii: Kempf & Brown, 1968: 97.
References
- Kempf, W. W.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1968. Report on some Neotropical ant studies. Pap. Avulsos Zool. (Sao Paulo) 22: 89-102 (page 97, Junior synonym of silvestrii)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1925a. Neotropical ants in the collections of the Royal Museum of Stockholm. Ark. Zool. 17A(8 8: 1-55 (page 30, worker, queen described)