Myopopone moelleri
Myopopone moelleri | |
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Scientific classification (junior synonym of Myopopone castanea) | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Amblyoponinae |
Tribe: | Amblyoponini |
Genus: | Myopopone |
Species: | Myopopone moelleri Bingham, 1903 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Myopopone castanea.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- moelleri. Myopopone moelleri Bingham, 1903: 34 (q.) INDIA. Donisthorpe, 1942c: 30 (m.). Junior synonym of castanea: Brown, 1960a: 215.
References
- Bingham, C. T. 1903. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Hymenoptera, Vol. II. Ants and Cuckoo-wasps. London: Taylor and Francis, 506 pp. (page 34, queen described)
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1960a. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. III. Tribe Amblyoponini (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
122: 143-230 (page 215, Junior synonym of castanea)
- Donisthorpe, H. 1942c. Myopopone wollastoni sp. n., with notes on other forms in the genus and descriptions of the males of two species (Hym., Formicidae). Entomol. Mon. Mag. 78: 29-31 (page 30, male described)