Odontomachus aeneus

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Odontomachus aeneus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Odontomachus aciculatus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Odontomachus
Species: Odontomachus aeneus
Emery, 1911

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Odontomachus aciculatus.

Nomenclature

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

  • aeneus. Odontomachus aeneus Emery, 1911b: 534 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of aciculatus: Brown, 1976a: 102.

References

  • Brown, W. L., Jr. 1976c. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section A. Introduction, subtribal characters. Genus Odontomachus. Stud. Entomol. 19: 67-171 (page 102, Junior synonym of aciculatus)
  • Emery, C. 1911f. Formicidae. Résultats de l'expédition scientifique néerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée en 1903 sous les auspices de Arthur Wichmann. Nova Guin. 5: 531-539 (page 534, worker described)