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Ceratopachys
| Ceratopachys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Ceratopachys Schulz, W.A., 1906 |
| Type species | |
| Not required | |
This genus is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Cerapachys.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- CERATOPACHYS [junior synonym of Cerapachys]
- Ceratopachys Schulz, W.A. 1906: 155, unjustified emendation of Cerapachys.
- Ceratopachys junior synonym of Cerapachys: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 755; Borowiec, 2016: 191.
References
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 141, Ceratopachys as junior synonym of Cerapachys)
- Borowiec, M.L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1-280 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.608.9427).
- Schulz, W. A. 1906. Spolia hymenopterologica. Paderborn: Junfermannsche Buchhandlung, 355 pp. (page 155, Ceratopachys; Unjustified emendation of Cerapachys)
- 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 755, Ceratopachys as junior synonym of Cerapachys)