Xenhyboma

AntWiki: The Ants --- Online


Xenhyboma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Xenhyboma
Santschi, 1919
Type species
Xenhyboma mystes (junior synonym of Monomorium medinae)

Monomorium medinae casent0908731 p 1 high.jpg

Monomorium medinae casent0908731 d 1 high.jpg

Specimen Labels

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

Nomenclature

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

  • XENHYBOMA [junior synonym of Monomorium]
    • Xenhyboma Santschi, 1919g: 405. Type-species: Xenhyboma mystes (junior synonym of Monomorium medinae), by monotypy.
    • Xenhyboma junior synonym of Monomorium: Espadaler, 1982: 112; Bolton, 1987: 293.


References

  • Bolton, B. 1987. A review of the Solenopsis genus-group and revision of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 54: 263-452 (page 293, Xenhyboma as junior synonym of Monomorium)
  • Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 213, Xenhyboma as junior synonym of Monomorium)
  • Donisthorpe, H. 1943h. A list of the type-species of the genera and subgenera of the Formicidae. [concl.]. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(10): 721-737 (page 736, Xenhyboma in Myrmicinae, Solenopsidini)
  • Espadaler, X. 1982b. Xenhyboma mystes Santschi, 1919 = Monomorium medinae Forel, 1892. Évidence biologique de la synonymie (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Nouv. Rev. Entomol. 12: 111-113 (page 112, Xenhyboma as junior synonym of Monomorium)
  • Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 82, Xenohyboma as junior synonym of Monomorium (provisional))
  • Santschi, F. 1919g. Trois nouvelles fourmis des Canaries. Bol. R. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 19: 405-407 (page 405, Xenhyboma as genus)
  • Smith, D. R. 1979. Superfamily Formicoidea. Pp. 1323-1467 in: Krombein, K. V., Hurd, P. D., Smith, D. R., Burks, B. D. (eds.) Catalog of Hymenoptera in America north of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Pr (page 1381, Xenhyboma as junior synonym of Monomorium)