Martia

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Martia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Martia
Forel, 1907
Type species
Monomorium (Martia) vezenyii, now Oxyepoecus vezenyii

Oxyepoecus vezenyii casent0178102 profile 1.jpg

Oxyepoecus vezenyii casent0178102 dorsal 1.jpg

Specimen labels

This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Oxyepoecus (the senior synonym of Forelifidis).

Nomenclature

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

  • MARTIA [junior homonym, see Forelifidis]
    • Martia Forel, 1907a: 20 [as subgenus of Monomorium]. Type-species: Monomorium (Martia) vezenyii, by monotypy. [Junior homonym of Martia Ragonot, 1887: 18 (Lepidoptera).]
    • Forelifidis Smith, M.R. 1954a: 17, replacement name for Martia Forel.

References

  • Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 216, Martia as junior homonym of Martia Ragonot, 1887:18. Lepidoptera; replaced by Forelifidis)
  • Emery, C. 1915g. Noms de sous-genres et de genres proposés pour la sous-famille des Myrmicinae. Modifications à la classification de ce groupe (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1915: 189-192 (page 190, Martia as subgenus of Monomorium)
  • Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 182, Martia as subgenus of Monomorium)
  • Forel, A. 1907d. Formicides du Musée National Hongrois. Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 5: 1-42 (page 20, Martia as subgenus of Monomorium; Martia Forel, 1907 junior homonym of Martia Ragonot, 1887; the replacement name for Martia Forel is Forelifidis Smith. )
  • Forel, A. 1917. Cadre synoptique actuel de la faune universelle des fourmis. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 51: 229-253 (page 242, Martia as subgenus of Monomorium)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1910b. Ants: their structure, development and behavior. New York: Columbia University Press, xxv + 663 pp. (page 139, Martia as subgenus of Monomorium)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1922i. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VII. Keys to the genera and subgenera of ants. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 631-710 (page 676, Martia as subgenus of Monomorium)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1922i. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VII. Keys to the genera and subgenera of ants. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 631-710 (page 676, Martia as subgenus of Monomorium)