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Myrmecia spadicea
| Myrmecia spadicea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Myrmecia simillima) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmeciini |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | Myrmecia spadicea Mayr, 1862 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Myrmecia simillima.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- spadicea. Myrmecia spadicea Mayr, 1862: 724 (diagnosis in key) (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of tricolor: Emery, 1911d: 20; of nigriventris: Forel, 1910b: 7; Clark, 1951: 45.
References
- Clark, J. 1951. The Formicidae of Australia. Vol. 1. Subfamily Myrmeciinae. Melbourne: CSIRO, 230 pp. (page 45, Junior synonym of nigriventris)
- Emery, C. 1911e. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125 (page 20, Junior synonym of tricolor)
- Forel, A. 1910b. Formicides australiens reçus de MM. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Rev. Suisse Zool. 18: 1-94 (page 7, Junior synonym of nigriventris)
- Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776 (page 724, (diagnosis in key) worker described)