Eubothroponera

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

Nomenclature

 * EUBOTHROPONERA [junior synonym of Platythyrea]
 * Eubothroponera Clark, 1930c: 8. Type-species: Eubothroponera dentinodis, by original designation.
 * Eubothroponera junior synonym of Platythyrea: Brown, 1975: 6.

Brown (1975) offered the following notes on this genus name:

The 8 nominal species turneri, tasmaniensis, bicolor, reticulata, septentrionalis, dentinodis, micans and brunnapes make up the genus Eubothroponera in the sense of Clark. Clark himself did not include turneri, which was originally described in Platythyrea, and he did not recognize the close relationship of his genus to Platythyrea, thinking instead that it was related to Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) in tribe Ponerini. Indeed, Eubothroponera, with its coarser sculpture, pubescence, and standing pilosity, and its high, broad petiolar node, looks quite a bit different from the usual hairless, pruinose Platythyrea. Nevertheless, once I had recognized the true affinities of Eubothroponera (Brown 1952), I found it difficult to separate it from Platythyrea on clear cut characters. The erect hairs of Eubothrobonera once seemed like a good discriminating feature, but now some Platythyrea species (e.g., quadridenta, nicobarensis) are known to have numerous short standing hairs. The broad petiole now seems like the best group character, but it does not look like a generic character.

Additional References

 * Brown, W.L.,Jr. 1952. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. 1. Tribe Platythyreini. Breviora 6: 1-6. [29.viii.1952.]
 * Brown, W.L.,Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. 5. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agriculture 5. Entomology (Ithaca) 15: 1-115.
 * Clark, J. 1930. New Formicidae, with notes on some little-known species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 43: 2-25.