Odontomachus assiniensis flavescens

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Odontomachus assiniensis flavescens
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Odontomachus assiniensis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Odontomachus
Species: Odontomachus assiniensis flavescens
Bernard, 1953

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

Nomenclature

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

  • flavescens. Odontomachus assiniensis subsp. flavescens Bernard, 1953b: 215 (w.q.) GUINEA. Junior synonym of assiniensis: Brown, 1976a: 102.

References

  • Bernard, F. 1953b [1952]. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mém. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire 19: 165-270 (page 215, worker, queen described)
  • Brown, W. L., Jr. 1976c. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section A. Introduction, subtribal characters. Genus Odontomachus. Stud. Entomol. 19: 67-171 (page 102, Junior synonym of assiniensis)