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Monomorium minutum hottentota
| Monomorium minutum hottentota | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Monomorium rhopalocerum) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Monomorium |
| Species: | Monomorium minutum hottentota Emery, 1895 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Monomorium rhopalocerum.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- hottentota. Monomorium minutum subsp. hottentota Emery, 1895h: 26 (q.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of rhopalocerum: Bolton, 1987: 407.
References
- Bolton, B. 1987. A review of the Solenopsis genus-group and revision of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 54: 263-452 (page 407, Junior synonym of rhopalocerum)
- Emery, C. 1895i. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 64: 15-56 (page 26, queen described)