Meranopus simoni

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Meranopus simoni
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Meranoplus magrettii)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Meranoplus
Species: Meranopus simoni
Emery, 1895

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

Nomenclature

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

  • simoni. Meranopus simoni Emery, 1895h: 41, pl. 2, fig. 23 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of magrettii: Bolton, 1981a: 55.

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