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Pogonomyrmex opaciceps
| Pogonomyrmex opaciceps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex occidentalis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Pogonomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Pogonomyrmex |
| Species: | Pogonomyrmex opaciceps Mayr, 1870 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pogonomyrmex occidentalis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- opaciceps. Pogonomyrmex opaciceps Mayr, 1870b: 971 (diagnosis in key) (w.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of occidentalis: Mayr, 1886d: 449; Forel, 1886b: xlii.
References
- Forel, A. 1886b. Espèces nouvelles de fourmis américaines. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 30:xxxviii-xlix. (page xlii, Junior synonym of occidentalis)
- Mayr, G. 1870b. Neue Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 20: 939-996 (page 971, worker described)
- Mayr, G. 1886d. Die Formiciden der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 36: 419-464 (page 449, Junior synonym of occidentalis)