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Sima angusta
| Sima angusta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetraponera natalensis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudomyrmecinae |
| Genus: | Tetraponera |
| Species: | Sima angusta Arnold, 1949 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetraponera natalensis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- angusta. Sima angusta Arnold, 1949: 266, fig. 6 (w.) ZIMBABWE.
- Combination in Tetraponera: Ward, 1990: 487.
- Junior synonym of natalensis: Ward, 2022: 54.
References
- Arnold, G. 1949. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 9. Occas. Pap. Natl. Mus. South. Rhod. 2: 261-275. (page 266, fig. 6 worker described)
- Ward, P. S. 1990. The ant subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): generic revision and relationship to other formicids. Syst. Entomol. 15: 449-489 (page 487, Combination in Tetraponera)
- Ward, P. S. 2022. The ant genus Tetraponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical region: taxonomic review and key to species. Zootaxa 5102 (1):1-70 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5102.1.1).