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Paleosminthuridae
| Paleosminthuridae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Camponotini) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Paleosminthuridae Pierce & Gibron, 1962 |
| Type genus | |
| Paleosminthurus | |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Camponotini.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- †PALEOSMINTHURIDAE [junior synonym of Camponotini]
- †Paleosminthuridae Pierce & Gibron, 1962: 146. Type-genus: †Paleosminthurus Pierce & Gibron, 1962: 146.
Taxonomic History
- †Paleosminthuridae as family of Collembola: Pierce & Gibron, 1962: 146.
- †Paleosminthuridae incertae sedis in Formicidae: Najt, 1987: 152.
- †Paleosminthuridae incertae sedis as subfamily of Formicidae: Bolton, 1994: 187 [†Paleosminthurinae]; Bolton, 2003: 76, 263.
- †Paleosminthuridae as junior synonym of Camponotini: Snelling, R.R. (pers. comm. to B. Bolton, 2004) [synonymy remained unpublished at Snelling’s death in 2008.]; Engel & Grimaldi, 2005: 4 (footnote).