Typhlomyrmex schmidti

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Typhlomyrmex schmidti
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Typhlomyrmex pusillus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ectatomminae
Tribe: Ectatommini
Genus: Typhlomyrmex
Species: Typhlomyrmex schmidti
Menozzi, 1927

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

Nomenclature

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

  • schmidti. Typhlomyrmex schmidti Menozzi, 1927c: 268 (q.m.) COSTA RICA. Junior synonym of pusillus: Brown, 1965c: 73.

References

  • Brown, W. L., Jr. 1965c. Contributions to a reclassification of the Formicidae. IV. Tribe Typhlomyrmecini (Hymenoptera). Psyche (Camb.) 72: 65-78 (page 73, Junior synonym of pusillis)
  • Menozzi, C. 1927c. Formiche raccolte dal Sig. H. Schmidt nei dintorni di San José di Costa Rica. Entomol. Mitt. 16: 266-277 (page 268, queen, male described)