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Meranoplus nanus similis
| Meranoplus nanus similis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Meranoplus inermis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Meranoplus |
| Species: | Meranoplus nanus similis Karavaiev, 1931 |
This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Meranoplus inermis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- similis. Meranoplus nanus subsp. similis Karavaiev, 1931d: 44, fig. 3 (w.) KENYA. [Junior primary homonym of similis Viehmeyer, above.] Replacement name: affinis Baroni Urbani, 1971b: 361.
References
- Baroni Urbani, C. 1971b. Einige Homonymien in der Familie Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 44: 360-362 (page 361, Replacement name: affinis)
- Karavaiev, V. 1931d. Ameisen aus Englisch-Ostafrika. Zool. Anz. 95: 42-51 (page 44, fig. 3 worker described)