Odontomachus transversostriatus

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Odontomachus transversostriatus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Odontomachus saevissimus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Odontomachus
Species: Odontomachus transversostriatus
Donisthorpe, 1941

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

Nomenclature

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

  • transversostriatus. Odontomachus transversostriatus Donisthorpe, 1941h: 53 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of saevissimus: Wilson, 1959a: 498.

References

  • Donisthorpe, H. 1941h. The ants of Japen Island, Dutch New Guinea (Hym., Formicidae). Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 91: 51-64 (page 53, worker described)
  • Wilson, E. O. 1959c. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia V. The tribe Odontomachini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 120: 483-510 (page 498, Junior synonym of saevissimus)