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Meranoplus nanus affinis
| Meranoplus nanus affinis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Meranoplus inermis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Meranoplus |
| Species: | Meranoplus nanus affinis Baroni Urbani, 1971 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Meranoplus inermis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- affinis. Meranoplus nanus subsp. affinis Baroni Urbani, 1971b: 361. Replacement name for similis Karavaiev, 1931d: 44. [Junior primary homonym of similis Viehmeyer, 1922: 208.] Junior synonym of inermis: Bolton, 1981a: 52.
References
- Baroni Urbani, C. 1971b. Einige Homonymien in der Familie Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 44: 360-362 (page 361, Meranoplus)
- Bolton, B. 1981a. A revision of the ant genera Meranoplus F. Smith, Dicroaspis Emery and Calyptomyrmex Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 42: 43-81 (page 52, Junior synonym of inermis)
- Karavaiev, V. 1931d. Ameisen aus Englisch-Ostafrika. Zool. Anz. 95: 42-51 (page 44, Replacement name for similis)
- Viehmeyer, H. 1922. Neue Ameisen. Arch. Naturgesch. (A)88(7 7: 203-220 (page 208, Junior primary homonym of similis)