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Camptognatha
| Camptognatha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Camptognatha Gray, G.R., 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Camptognatha testacea (junior synonym of Eciton hamatum)
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This genus is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Eciton.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- CAMPTOGNATHA [junior synonym of Eciton]
- Camptognatha Gray, G.R. 1832: 516. Type-species: Camptognatha testacea (junior synonym of Formica hamata), by monotypy.
- Camptognatha junior synonym of Eciton: Smith, F. 1855c: 160.
References
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 144, Camptognatha as junior synonnym of Eciton)
- Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 162, Camptognatha as junior synonnym of Eciton)
- Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. (page 1, Camptognatha as junior synonnym of Eciton)
- Emery, C. 1910b. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Dorylinae. Genera Insectorum 102: 1-34 (page 19, Camptognatha as junior synonnym of Eciton)
- Gray, G. R. 1832. [Untitled. Camptognatha testacea, attributed to Gray.]. P. 516 in: Griffith, E. and others. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary additions to each order by Edward Grif (page 516, Camptognatha as genus)
- Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 36, Camptognatha as junior synonnym of Eciton)
- Smith, F. 1855c. Descriptions of some species of Brazilian ants belonging to the genera Pseudomyrma, Eciton and Myrmica (with observations on their economy by Mr. H. W. Bates). Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (2) 3: 156-169 (page 160, Camptognatha as junior synonnym of Eciton)