Veromessor andrei castaneus

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Veromessor andrei castaneus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Veromessor andrei)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Stenammini
Genus: Veromessor
Species: Veromessor andrei castaneus
Wheeler, W.M. & Creighton, 1934

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

Nomenclature

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

  • castaneus. Veromessor andrei subsp. castaneus Wheeler, W.M. & Creighton, 1934: 365 (w.) U.S.A. Senior synonym of flavus: Creighton, 1950a: 159. Junior synonym of andrei: Creighton, 1953a: 3.

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