Trichomyrmex santschii

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Tunisia.

Nomenclature

 * . Holcomyrmex santschii Forel, 1907b: 203 (w.) TUNISIA.
 * Type-material: holotype worker.
 * Type-locality: Tunisia: Kairouan (F. Santschi).
 * Type-depository: NHMB.
 * [Holcomyrmex santschii Santschi, 1907: 329. Nomen nudum (attributed to Forel).]
 * Santschi, 1911f: 84 (m.); Karavaiev, 1912a: 3 (q.).
 * Combination in Monomorium: Emery, 1908h: 669;
 * combination in M. (Holcomyrmex): Santschi, 1911f: 84;
 * combination in M. (Isolcomyrmex): Santschi, 1917b: 296;
 * combination in M. (Parholcomyrmex): Emery, 1922e: 180;
 * combination in Trichomyrmex: Ward, et al. 2015: 76.
 * Status as species: Emery, 1908h: 669; Santschi, 1911f: 84; Karavaiev, 1912a: 3; Emery, 1922e: 180; Bernard, 1953a: 167.
 * Senior synonym of santschianum Ettershank, 1966: 92 (unnecessary replacement name).
 * Senior synonym of major Bernard, 1953a: 168 (unnecessary replacement name).
 * Material of the nomen nudum indicus referred here by Dalla Torre, 1893: 65.
 * Distribution: Algeria, Tunisia.
 * santschianum. Monomorium santschianum Ettershank, 1966: 92.
 * Combination in Trichomyrmex: Ward, et al. 2015: 76.
 * Status as species: Bolton, 1987: 296.
 * Unnecessary replacement name for Holcomyrmex santschii Forel, 1907b: 203.
 * major. Monomorium (Isolcomyrmex) santschii var. major Bernard, 1953a: 168 (w.) ALGERIA.
 * Type-material: 4 syntype workers.
 * Type-localities: 3 syntypes Algeria: Tassili des Ajjer, st. 37, wadi Issandilène, iii.-v.1949 (F. Bernard); 1 syntype Algeria: Tassili des Ajjer, plateau de Dider, N slope, st. 47, 1400 m., iii.-v.1949 (F. Bernard).
 * Type-depository: MNHN.
 * Subspecies of santschii: Ettershank, 1966: 90.
 * Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 264; Borowiec, L. 2014: 121 (error).
 * Synonym of santschii, santschianum: Bolton, 1995b: 264.
 * [Note: Bolton, 1995b: 264, gave seniority to major because of then current homonymic status, but santschii Forel, 1907b: 203, has priority on transfer of santschii from Monomorium to Trichomyrmex, with redundancy of homonymy]

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * Santschi, F. 1911. Formicides nouveaux de l'Afrique Mineure (4e note suite). Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 2: 78-85
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 * Santschi, F. "Une nouvelle fourmis parasite." Bulletin de la Société d' Histoire naturelle de l' Afrique du Nord 4 (1913): 229-230.