Myrmica rubra Buckley

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Myrmica rubra
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Labidus coecus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Labidus
Species: Myrmica rubra
Buckley, 1867

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

Nomenclature

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

  • rubra. Myrmica rubra Buckley, 1867: 335 (w.) U.S.A. Combination in Eciton: Emery, 1895c: 258. Junior synonym of coecus: Emery, 1895c: 258; Borgmeier, 1955: 86.

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