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Sima natalensis obscurata
| Sima natalensis obscurata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetraponera natalensis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudomyrmecinae |
| Genus: | Tetraponera |
| Species: | Sima natalensis obscurata Emery, 1895 |
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.
- obscurata. Sima natalensis subsp. obscurata Emery, 1895h: 22 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Arnold, 1916: 177 (q.m.).
- Combination in Tetraponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 799.
- Junior synonym of natalensis: Ward, 2022: 54.
References
- Arnold, G. 1916. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part II. Ponerinae, Dorylinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 159-270 (page 177, queen, male described)
- Emery, C. 1895i. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 64: 15-56 (page 22, worker described)
- 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).
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 799, Combination in Tetraponera)