Pristomyrmex japonicus

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Pristomyrmex japonicus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pristomyrmex punctatus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Pristomyrmex
Species: Pristomyrmex japonicus
Forel, 1900

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

Nomenclature

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

  • japonicus. Pristomyrmex japonicus Forel, 1900e: 268 (w.) JAPAN. Junior synonym of pungens: Viehmeyer, 1922: 207.

References

  • Forel, A. 1900h. Fourmis du Japon. Nids en toile. Strongylognathus Huberi et voisins. Fourmilière triple. Cyphomymrex Wheeleri. Fourmis importées. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 10: 267-287 (page 268, worker described)
  • Viehmeyer, H. 1922. Neue Ameisen. Arch. Naturgesch. (A)88(7 7: 203-220 (page 207, Junior synonym of pungens)