Neoforelius tucumanus

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Neoforelius tucumanus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Forelius heyeri)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Leptomyrmecini
Genus: Forelius
Species: Neoforelius tucumanus
Kusnezov, 1953

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

Nomenclature

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

  • tucumanus. Neoforelius tucumanus Kusnezov, 1953b: 330, figs. 1-12 (w.q.m.) ARGENTINA.
    • Combination in Forelius: Shattuck, 1992c: 95.
    • Junior synonym of pusillus: Cuezzo, 2000: 263.
    • Junior synonym of heyeri: Guerrero, 2021: 433.

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