Prionopelta majuscula

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

Nomenclature

 * simillima. Ponera simillima Smith, F. 1860b: 105 (w.) PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
 * Type-material: 4 syntype queens.
 * Type-locality: Papua New Guinea: Dory I., “Dor.”, and “Dor. 20” (A.R. Wallace).
 * Type-depositories: BMNH, OXUM.
 * [Note: in the original description Smith states that the type-specimens are workers, but only queens of this taxon are present in his collection. It is assumed here that he miswrote the caste in the description; the four queens of the species are regarded here as syntypes.]
 * [Junior primary homonym of Ponera simillima Smith, F. 1860b: 104.]
 * Replacement name: P. majuscula Emery, 1897c: 595 (replacement name for simillima Smith, F. 1860b: 105).
 * [Note: majuscula is oldest junior synonym of simillima Smith, F. 1860b: 105, hence first available replacement name (Brown, 1953c: 12, Wilson, 1958a: 144).]
 * Combination in Ponera: Roger, 1863b: 16;
 * combination in Rhopalopone: Emery, 1900c: 311 (footnote); Emery, 1911d: 35; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 27;
 * combination in Prionopelta: Brown, 1953c: 12.
 * Synonym of Hypoponera confinis: Roger, 1863b: 16; Dalla Torre, 1893: 42; Emery, 1893e: 190; Emery, 1911d: 90; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 69; Tiwari, 1999: 29 (all errors).
 * [Note: seniority given to confinis by Roger, Chapman & Capco, and Tiwari; seniority to simillima by Dalla Torre, and Emery. All synonymies erroneous.]
 * Subspecies of Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger): Emery, 1893e: 190 (error); Emery, 1895k: 460 (error).
 * Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 42; Emery, 1900c: 311 (footnote); Emery, 1911d: 35; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 27.
 * Junior synonym of majuscula: Brown, 1953c: 12, Wilson, 1958a: 148; Brown, 1960a: 177; Shattuck, 2008b: 27.
 * Unnecessary (second) replacement name for simillima: Prionopelta poultoni Donisthorpe, 1932c: 462.
 * Replacement name: majuscula Emery, 1897c: 595 (replacement name for simillima Smith, F. 1860b: 105).