Pheidologeton dentiviris

Pheidologeton dentiviris
Scientific classification (junior homonym, replaced by Carebara yanoi)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Carebara
Species:	Pheidologeton dentiviris Forel, 1913

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

Nomenclature

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

• dentiviris. Pheidologeton dentiviris Forel, 1913f: 192 (m.) TAIWAN. Santschi, 1937h: 372 (q.). Combination in Idrisella: Santschi, 1937h: 372; in Pheidologeton: Ettershank, 1966: 118; in Carebara: Fischer, Azorsa & Fisher, 2014: 71. Junior synonym of yanoi: Terayama, 2009: 156.

References

• Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 118, Combination in Pheidologeton)
• Fischer, G., Azorsa, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2014. The ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): synonymisation of Pheidologeton Mayr under Carebara, establishment and revision of the C. polita species group. ZooKeys 438: 57–112.
• Forel, A. 1913h. Fourmis de Tasmanie et d'Australie récoltées par MM. Lae, Froggatt etc. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 49: 173-195 (page 192, male described)
• Santschi, F. 1937h. Fourmis du Japon et de Formose. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 77: 361-388 (page 372, queen described)
• Santschi, F. 1937h. Fourmis du Japon et de Formose. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 77: 361-388 (page 372, Combination in Idrisella)