Odontomachus coriarius

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Odontomachus coriarius
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Odontomachus ruficeps)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Odontomachus
Species: Odontomachus coriarius
Mayr, 1876

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

Nomenclature

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

  • coriarius. Odontomachus coriarius Mayr, 1876: 85 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA. Subspecies of ruficeps: Emery, 1911d: 115; of haematodus: Wheeler, W.M. 1915g: 806. Junior synonym of ruficeps: Brown, 1976a: 105.

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 105, Junior synonym of ruficeps)
  • Emery, C. 1911e. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125 (page 115, Subspecies of ruficeps)
  • Mayr, G. 1876. Die australischen Formiciden. J. Mus. Godeffroy 12: 56-115 (page 85, worker, male described)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1915h. Hymenoptera. [In "Scientific notes on an expedition into the north-western regions of South Australia".]. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 39: 805-823 (page 806, Subspecies of haematodus)