Rhopalothrix barberi

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Rhopalothrix barberi
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Octostruma balzani)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Octostruma
Species: Rhopalothrix barberi
Mann, 1922

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

Nomenclature

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

  • barberi. Rhopalothrix (Octostruma) barberi Mann, 1922: 42 (w.) GUATEMALA. Combination in Octostruma: Brown, 1949f: 92. Junior synonym of balzani: Brown & Kempf, 1960: 194.

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