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Monomorium talpa
| Monomorium talpa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Syllophopsis australica) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Syllophopsis |
| Species: | Monomorium talpa Emery, 1911 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Syllophopsis australica.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- talpa. Monomorium talpa Emery, 1911c: 252 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Mann, 1919: 329 (q.). Senior synonym of myops: Ettershank, 1966: 92. Junior synonym of australica: Heterick, 2001: 440.
References
- Emery, C. 1911g. Formicidae. Résultats de l'expédition scientifique néerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée en 1907 et 1909 sous les auspices de Dr. H. A. Lorentz. Nova Guin. 9: 249-259 (page 252, worker described)
- Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 92, Senior synonym of myops)
- Heterick, B. E. 2001. Revision of the Australian ants of the genus Monomorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Invertebr. Taxon. 15: 353-459 (page 440, Junior synonym of australicum)
- Mann, W. M. 1919. The ants of the British Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
63: 273-391 (page 329, queen described)