Scyphodon

The taxonomomic placement of this genus is uncertain and it is currently considered incertae sedis in Aculeata.

Nomenclature

 *  SCYPHODON [incertae sedis in Aculeata]
 * Scyphodon Brues, 1925: 93. Type-species: Scyphodon anomalum, by original designation.
 * Scyphodon in Leptanillinae: Petersen, 1968: 591; Baroni Urbani, 1977c: 482; Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988: 79; Bolton, 1990b: 277; Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990: 12; Bolton, 1994: 70.
 * Scyphodon incertae sedis in Formicidae: Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1985: 259.
 * Scyphodon excluded from Formicidae, incertae sedis in Aculeata: Ogata, Terayama & Masuko, 1995: 33.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Brues 1925.pdf|Brues, C. T. 1925. Scyphodon, an anomalous genus of Hymenoptera of doubtful affinities. Treubia 6: 93-96 PDF]]