Ponera simillima Smith, F. 1860:105

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Ponera simillima
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Prionopelta nominata)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Amblyoponinae
Tribe: Amblyoponini
Genus: Prionopelta
Species: Ponera simillima
Smith, F., 1860

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Prionopelta nominata.

Nomenclature

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

  • simillima. Ponera simillima Smith, F. 1860b: 105 (q.) NEW GUINEA.
    • [Junior primary homonym of Ponera simillima Smith, F. 1860b: 104.]
    • Combination in Ponera: Roger, 1863b: 16.
    • Combination in Rhopalopone: Emery, 1900c: 311 (footnote); Emery, 1911d: 35.
    • Junior synonym of confinis: Roger, 1863b: 16.
    • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 42; Emery, 1900c: 311 (footnote); Emery, 1911d: 35.
    • Unnecessary (second) replacement name: Prionopelta poultoni Donisthorpe, 1932c: 462.

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