Woitkowskia

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Woitkowskia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Woitkowskia
Enzmann, E.V., 1952
Type species
Woitkowskia connectens (junior synonym of Neivamyrmex walkerii)

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Specimen Labels

This genus is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Neivamyrmex.

Nomenclature

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

  • WOITKOWSKIA [junior synonym of Neivamyrmex]
    • Woitkowskia Enzmann, E.V. 1952: 443. Type-species: Woitkowskia connectens (junior synonym of Labidus walkerii), by original designation.
    • Woitkowskia junior synonym of Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1955: 277.


References

  • Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 145, Woitkowskia as junior synonym of Neivamyrmex)
  • Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 277, Woitkowskia as junior synonym of Neivamyrmex)
  • Enzmann, E. V. 1952. Woitkowskia, a new genus of army ants. Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci. 59: 442-447 (page 443, Woitkowskia as genus)