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Cyathocephalus
| Cyathocephalus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Cyathocephalus Emery, 1915 |
| Type species | |
| Cryptocerus pallens, now Cephalotes pallens
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This taxon is a junior homonym and has been replaced by Cephalotes (the senior synonym of Cyathomyrmex).
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- CYATHOCEPHALUS [junior homonym, see Cyathomyrmex]
- Cyathocephalus Emery, 1915i: 192 [as subgenus of Cryptocerus]. Type-species: Cryptocerus pallens, by original designation. [Junior homonym of Cyathocephalus Kessler, 1868: 135 (Cestoda).]
- Cyathomyrmex Creighton, 1933: 100, replacement name for Cyathocephalus Emery.
References
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 195, Cyathocephalus as subgenus of Cryptocerus [Cyathocephalus Emery, junior homonym of Cyathocephalus Kessler, 1868:135 (Cestoda).])
- Creighton, W. S. 1933. Cyathomyrmex, a new name for the subgenus Cyathocephalus Emery. Psyche (Camb.) 40: 98-100 (page 100, Cyathomyrmex as replacement name for Cyathocephalus Emery 1915)
- 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 192, Cyathocephalus as subgenus of Cryptocerus)
- Emery, C. 1924f [1922]. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [concl.]. Genera Insectorum 174C: 207-397 (page 311, Cyathocephalus as subgenus of Cryptocerus)
- Forel, A. 1917. Cadre synoptique actuel de la faune universelle des fourmis. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 51: 229-253 (page 246, Cyathocephalus as subgenus of Cryptocerus)
- 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 665, Cyathocephalus as subgenus of Cryptocerus)