Ant Names

The taxon names used within Antwiki were originally created using Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a list of the world's ants. Within the Catalogue names are classified in a number of ways, such as those that are valid (that is, are currently in use), synonyms (and are not in use) and fossils, as well as informal categories such as unidentifiable or unplaced (incertae sedis). The following lists have been created based on this information and provide an easy way to find these sets of names sorted by category.
 * Nomen dubium
 * Unavailable Species Names
 * Dubious Type Localities
 * Unidentifiable Taxon (incertae sedis)

In addition, the following are more traditional ways of sorting names.

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Listed below are notes about names that we are sorting out and working on. All of this text here (under this bar) will be edited out once we have things all sorted out.

The four lists at the top of this page (Nomen dubium, unavailable, dubious type localities, and unidentifiable) are good for sets of names that otherwise would have no organized list. They are also useful for keeping the list of orphan pages down to a level where we can potentially identify problem named pages. If we need to make other lists, on other pages, we can do so.

Here are a few other types of odd names that we need to work through and be sure we are clear about what they are and how they need to be handled (e.g., do some sets need their own page, do they need to be fixed by hand after creating the species pages).

Homonyms - disambiguation pages needed
(*)robusta. *Formica robusta Carpenter, 1930: 56, pl. 6, fig. 6; pl. 7, fig. 6 (q.m.) U.S.A. (Oligocene). Formica robusta Carpenter

robusta. Formica robusta Chang & He, 2002a: 53, figs. 18, 19, 54 (w.) CHINA. Unresolved junior primary homonym of *robusta Carpenter, above. Formica robusta Chang & He

wheeleri. Formica wheeleri Creighton, 1935: 1, fig. 1 (w.q.) U.S.A. Combination in F. (Raptiformica): Creighton, 1950a: 472. Formica wheeleri Creighton

wheeleri. Formica exsecta var. wheeleri Stitz, 1939: 311 (w.) GERMANY. [First available use of Formica exsecta subsp. exsecta var. wheeleri Krausse, 1926d: 264; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of exsecta: Dlussky, 1967a: 100. Unidentifiable taxon: Seifert, 2000a: 562. Formica wheeleri Stitz

butteli. Pseudoponera butteli Forel, 1913k: 8, fig. B (w.) INDONESIA (Java). Combination in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 303. Pachycondyla butteli Forel 1913:8

butteli. Cryptopone butteli Forel, 1913k: 9, fig. C (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra). Wheeler, W.M. 1933g: 10 (q.m.). Combination in Pachycondyla: Mackay & Mackay, 2010: 3 (by implication as Cryptopone synonymised with Pachycondyla). See also: Wilson, 1958d: 358. [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of butteli Forel, 1913k: 8, above.] Pachycondyla butteli Forel 1913:9

havilandi. Megaloponera (Hagensia) havilandi Forel, 1901f: 333 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Arnold, 1915: 68 (m.). Combination in Euponera (Mesoponera): Arnold, 1915: 67; in Hagensia: Arnold, 1926: 203; in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 305. Senior synonym of sulcigera: Arnold, 1915: 67. Current subspecies: nominal plus fochi, godfreyi, marleyi. Pachycondyla havilandi Forel, 1901:333

havilandi. Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) havilandi Forel, 1901f: 345 (w.) SINGAPORE. [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of havilandi Forel, above.] Pachycondyla havilandi Forel, 1901:345

(this next pair maybe does not need disambiguation page?)

mayri. Triglyphothrix mayri Mann, 1919: 351 (w.) SOLOMON IS. Combination in Tetramorium: Bolton, 1985: 247. See also: Bolton, 1976: 352. Tetramorium mayri

mayri. Cryptopone mayri Mann, 1919: 293 (w.q.) SOLOMON IS. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1952c: 630 (l.). [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of mayri Emery, above.] Junior synonym of testacea: Wilson, 1958d: 360. Pachycondyla testacea Emery

sauteri. Pachycondyla (Pseudoponera) sauteri Wheeler, W.M. 1906c: 304, pl. 41, fig. 6 (w.q.) JAPAN. Ogata, 1987: 118 (m.); Imai & Kubota, 1972: 194 (k.). Combination in Euponera (Pseudoponera): Emery, 1909c: 365; in Euponera (Trachymesopus): Teranishi, 1940: 8; in Cryptopone: Brown, 1963: 6; in Pachycondyla: Mackay & Mackay, 2010: 3 (by implication as Cryptopone synonymised with Pachycondyla). Pachycondyla sauteri Wheeler

sauteri. Pachycondyla (Ectomomyrmex) sauteri Forel, 1912a: 49 (w.q.) TAIWAN. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of Pachycondyla (Pseudoponera) sauteri Wheeler, W.M. 1906c: 304, above.] Pachycondyla sauteri Forel

testacea. Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893a: cclxxv (w.) SRI LANKA. [Also described as new by Emery, 1893f: 240.] Donisthorpe, 1942d: 451 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1986c: 88 (l.); Imai, Brown, et al. 1984: 67 (k.); Tjan, et al. 1986: 57 (k.). Combination in Pachycondyla: Mackay & Mackay, 2010: 3 (by implication as Cryptopone synonymised with Pachycondyla). Senior synonym of anommata, emeryi, mayri, sarawakana: Wilson, 1958d: 360. Pachycondyla testacea Emery

testacea. Euponera (Mesoponera) testacea Bernard, 1953b: 191, fig. 2 (w.) GUINEA. Combination in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 310. [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of testacea Emery, above.] Pachycondyla testacea Bernard

emeryi. Pseudolasius emeryi Forel, 1911g: 286 (w.) MYANMAR. Wheeler, W.M. 1928c: 33 (s.w.q.m.). Pseudolasius emeryi Forel, 1911

emeryi. Rhizomyrma emeryi Forel, 1915c: 347 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Combination in Acropyga (Rhizomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 30; in Pseudolasius: LaPolla, 2004: 22. [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of emeryi, above.] Pseudolasius emeryi Forel, 1915

aberrans. Technomyrmex aberrans Santschi, 1911e: 127 (q.) MADAGASCAR. Combination in Tapinoma: Fisher, in Bolton, 2007a: 120. Tapinoma aberrans Santschi

(*)aberrans. *Tapinoma aberrans Dlussky, in Dlussky & Perkovsky, 2002: 8, fig. 2 (m.) UKRAINE (Rovno Amber). [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of aberrans Santschi, above.] Tapinoma aberrans Dlussky

browni. Tetramorium browni Bolton, 1980: 337 (w.) GHANA. Tetramorium browni Bolton

browni. Tetramorium browni Tiwari, in Mathew & Tiwari, 2000: 308, figs. 58, 59 (w.) INDIA. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of browni Bolton, above.] Tetramorium browni Tiwari

these names are referable to one of the names listed above (just need to be checked that they are properly accounted for, these names and the rest where all highlighted in blue in the NGC excel sheet):

anommata. Ponera anommata Donisthorpe, 1948b: 301 (w.m.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of testacea: Wilson, 1958d: 360.

emeryi. Cryptopone emeryi Donisthorpe, 1943a: 168 (footnote). Unnecessary replacement name for, and junior synonym of, testacea: Wilson, 1958d: 360.

(#)fochi. Euponera (Hagensia) havilandi var. fochi Forel, 1918b: 155 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 305.

(#)godfreyi. Hagensia havilandi r. godfreyi Arnold, 1926: 203 (w.m.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 305.

(#)marleyi. Hagensia havilandi r. marleyi Arnold, 1926: 203 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 307.

sarawakana. Cryptopone sarawakana Wheeler, W.M. 1933g: 11, fig. 4 (w.m.) BORNEO. Junior synonym of testacea: Wilson, 1958d: 360.

sulcigera. Euponera (Mesoponera) sulcigera Mayr, 1904a: 593 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of havilandi: Arnold, 1915: 67.

Need hand editing of senior synonym taxabox

 * Acropyga_acutiventris_carinata Acropyga_acutiventris_carinata - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga acutiventris
 * Acropyga_acutiventris_javana Acropyga_acutiventris_javana - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga acutiventris
 * Acropyga_crassicornis Acropyga_crassicornis - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga acutiventris
 * Acropyga_indosinensis Acropyga_indosinensis - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga acutiventris
 * Acropyga_moluccana Acropyga_moluccana - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga acutiventris
 * Acropyga_moluccana_australis Acropyga_moluccana_australis - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga acutiventris
 * Acropyga_moluccana_mysolensis Acropyga_moluccana_mysolensis - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga acutiventris
 * Acropyga_moluccana_occipitalis Acropyga_moluccana_occipitalis - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga acutiventris
 * Acropyga_moluccana_opaca Acropyga_moluccana_opaca - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga acutiventris
 * Acropyga_moluccana_papuana Acropyga_moluccana_papuana - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga acutiventris
 * Plagiolepis flava Mayr Plagiolepis flava Mayr - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga acutiventris
 * Acropyga silvestrii Wheeler, W.M. Acropyga silvestrii Wheeler, W.M. - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga acutiventris


 * Acropyga_jiangxiensis Acropyga_jiangxiensis - - - senior synonym is - - - -Acropyga nipponensis


 * Stigmatomma serratum Stigmatomma serratum - - - senior synonym is - - - -Amblyopone pallipes
 * Stigmatomma pallipes arizonense Stigmatomma pallipes arizonense - - - senior synonym is - - - -Amblyopone pallipes
 * Stigmatomma pallipes montigena Stigmatomma pallipes montigena - - - senior synonym is - - - -Amblyopone pallipes
 * Stigmatomma pallipes subterranea Stigmatomma pallipes subterranea - - - senior synonym is - - - -Amblyopone pallipes
 * Stigmatomma pallipes wheeleri Stigmatomma pallipes wheeleri - - - senior synonym is - - - -Amblyopone pallipes


 * Myopopone beccarii Myopopone beccarii - - - senior synonym is - - - -Myopopone castanea
 * Myopopone castanea bakeri Myopopone castanea bakeri - - - senior synonym is - - - -Myopopone castanea
 * Myopopone castanea bugnioni Myopopone castanea bugnioni - - - senior synonym is - - - -Myopopone castanea
 * Myopopone castanea proxima Myopopone castanea proxima - - - senior synonym is - - - -Myopopone castanea
 * Myopopone moelleri Myopopone moelleri - - - senior synonym is - - - -Myopopone castanea
 * Myopopone moelleri striatifrons Myopopone moelleri striatifrons - - - senior synonym is - - - -Myopopone castanea
 * Myopopone picea Myopopone picea - - - senior synonym is - - - -Myopopone castanea
 * Myopopone rossi Myopopone rossi - - - senior synonym is - - - -Myopopone castanea
 * Myopopone rufula Myopopone rufula - - - senior synonym is - - - -Myopopone castanea
 * Myopopone similis Myopopone similis - - - senior synonym is - - - -Myopopone castanea
 * Myopopone smithi Myopopone smithi - - - senior synonym is - - - -Myopopone castanea
 * Myopopone wollastoni Myopopone wollastoni - - - senior synonym is - - - -Myopopone castanea


 * Polyrhachis acantha Polyrhachis acantha - - - senior synonym is - - - -Polyrhachis saevissima
 * Polyrhachis acasta Polyrhachis acasta - - - senior synonym is - - - -Polyrhachis abdominalis
 * Polyrhachis achilles confinis Polyrhachis achilles confinis - - - senior synonym is - - - -Polyrhachis abdominalis
 * Polyrhachis phyllophilus Polyrhachis phyllophilus - - - senior synonym is - - - -Polyrhachis abdominalis


 * Polyrhachis achilles discrepans Polyrhachis achilles discrepans - - - senior synonym is - - - -Polyrhachis saevissima


 * Polyrhachis pandarus Polyrhachis pandarus - - - senior synonym is - - - -Polyrhachis armata

Ichnotaxa that are not linked
Formicites

Myrmicites

problems with diacritical marks in names
These pages show up as orphans because they are not properly formatted in the taxabox of the senior synonym


 * Carebara striata Fernández Carebara striata Fernández - - - senior synonym is - - - -Carebara arabara
 * Formica pubescens Brullé Formica pubescens Brullé - - - senior synonym is - - - -Camponotus feae
 * Oecophylla brevinodis André
 * Camponotus saussurei Théobald
 * Crematogaster cephalotes Gerstäcker
 * Formica longipes Gerstäcker
 * Ponera bicolor Guérin-Méneville

Species pages that were present before bulk species page upload

 * Acanthomyrmex mindanao
 * Acanthostichus arizonensis
 * Acanthostichus punctiscapus
 * Acanthostichus texanus
 * Acropyga acutiventris
 * Acropyga nipponensis
 * Acropyga pallida
 * Acropyga epedana
 * Adetomyrma venatrix Ward
 * Adlerzia froggatti Forel
 * Aenictus alticola
 * Amblyopone pallipes
 * Amblyopone reclinata
 * Amyrmex golbachi Kusnezov
 * Anillomyrma decamera
 * Ankylomyrma coronacantha Bolton
 * Aphaenogaster barbara
 * Aphaenogaster barbigula
 * Aphaenogaster kimberleyensis
 * Aphaenogaster longiceps
 * Aphaenogaster mediterrae
 * Aphaenogaster poultoni
 * Aphaenogaster pythia
 * Aphaenogaster reichelae
 * Camponotus castaneus
 * Camponotus macrocephalus
 * Manica rubida
 * Myopopone castanea
 * Plagiolepis sudanica
 * Polyrhachis abdominalis
 * Polyrhachis aculeata
 * Polyrhachis aequalis
 * Polyrhachis armata
 * Polyrhachis manni
 * Polyrhachis noesaensis
 * Polyrhachis olybria
 * Polyrhachis saevissima
 * Stenamma brevicorne Mayr 1886
 * Stenamma californicum Snelling 1973
 * Stenamma chiricahua Snelling 1973
 * Stenamma diecki Emery 1895
 * Stenamma dyscheres Snelling 1973
 * Stenamma exasperatum Snelling 1973
 * Stenamma foveolocephalum Smith, M.R. 1930
 * Stenamma heathi Wheeler, W.M. 1915
 * Stenamma huachucanum Smith, M.R. 1957
 * Stenamma impar Forel 1901
 * Stenamma meridionale Smith, M.R. 1957
 * Stenamma punctatoventre Snelling 1973
 * Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, W.M. 1903
 * Stenamma sequoiarum Wheeler, W.M. 1917
 * Stenamma smithi Cole 1966
 * Stenamma snellingi Bolton 1995
 * Stenamma wheelerorum Snelling 1973
 * Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921
 * Temnothorax adustus MacKay 2000
 * Temnothorax allardycei Mann 1920
 * Temnothorax ambiguus Emery 1895
 * Temnothorax ambiguus foveatus Smith M.R. 1934 Draft
 * Temnothorax ambiguus pinetorum Wesson L.G. & Wesson R.G. 1940 Draft
 * Temnothorax andersoni MacKay 2000
 * Temnothorax andrei Emery 1895
 * Temnothorax bestelmeyeri MacKay 2000
 * Temnothorax bicolor MacKay 2000 MEXICO
 * Temnothorax bradleyi Wheeler W.M. 1913
 * Temnothorax brevispinosus MacKay 2000 MEXICO
 * Temnothorax bristoli MacKay 2000
 * Temnothorax carinatus Cole 1957
 * Temnothorax chandleri MacKay 2000
 * Temnothorax cokendolpheri MacKay 2000
 * Temnothorax coleenae MacKay 2000
 * Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr 1866 Draft
 * Temnothorax duloticus Wesson L.G. 1937 Draft
 * Temnothorax emmae MacKay 2000
 * Temnothorax fragosus MacKay & Buschinger 2002 CANADA
 * Temnothorax furunculus Wheeler W.M. 1909
 * Temnothorax gallae Smith M.R. 1949
 * Temnothorax hispidus Cole 1957
 * Temnothorax josephi MacKay 2000
 * Temnothorax liebi MacKay 2000
 * Temnothorax longispinosus Roger 1863 Draft
 * Temnothorax manni Wheeler, W.M. 1914 Mexico
 * Temnothorax mexicanus MacKay 2000 Draft MEXICO
 * Temnothorax minutissimus Smith M.R. 1942
 * Temnothorax neomexicanus Wheeler W.M. 1903
 * Temnothorax nevadensis Wheeler W.M. 1903
 * Temnothorax nitens Emery 1895
 * Temnothorax obliquicanthus Cole 1953
 * Temnothorax obturator Wheeler W.M. 1903
 * Temnothorax oxynodis MacKay 2000
 * Temnothorax palustris Deyrup & Cover 2004
 * Temnothorax peninsularis Wheeler, W.M. 1934
 * Temnothorax pergandei Emery 1895
 * Temnothorax polita Smith M.R. 1939 listed as politus on US list
 * Temnothorax punctaticeps Mackay 2000
 * Temnothorax punctatissimus Mackay 2000
 * Temnothorax punctithorax Mackay 2000
 * Temnothorax rudis Wheeler W.M. 1917
 * Temnothorax rugatulus Emery 1895
 * Temnothorax rugithorax Mackay 2000
 * Temnothorax rugosus Mackay 2000
 * Temnothorax rugulosus Mackay 2000
 * Temnothorax schaumii Roger 1863
 * Temnothorax schmittii Wheeler W.M. 1903
 * Temnothorax silvestrii Santschi 1911 Draft
 * Temnothorax smithi Baroni Urbani 1978
 * Temnothorax stenotyle Cole 1956
 * Temnothorax stollii Forel 1885
 * Temnothorax striatulus Stitz 1937
 * Temnothorax subditivus Wheeler W.M. 1903
 * Temnothorax terrigena Wheeler W.M. 1903
 * Temnothorax texanus Wheeler W.M. 1903
 * Temnothorax torrei Aguayo 1931
 * Temnothorax tricarinatus Emery 1895
 * Temnothorax tuscaloosae Wilson 1951
 * Temnothorax whitfordi MacKay 2000

Monotypic genera – update Species List of Taxobox

 * Adetomyrma Ward,1994
 * Adetomyrma venatrix Ward
 * Adlerzia Forel,1902
 * Adlerzia froggatti Forel
 * Amyrmex Kusnezov,1953
 * Amyrmex golbachi Kusnezov
 * Anergates Forel,1874
 * Myrmica atratula Schenck 1852
 * Aneuretus Emery,1893
 * Aneuretus simoni Emery
 * Anillidris Santschi,1936
 * Anilidris bruchi Santschi
 * Anisopheidole Forel,1914
 * Ankylomyrma Bolton,1973
 * Ankylomyrma coronacantha Bolton
 * Anomalomyrma Taylor,1990
 * Anomalomyrma taylori Bolton
 * Aphomomyrmex Emery,1899
 * Aphomomyrmex afer Emery 1899
 * Apomyrma Brown,1971
 * Apomyrma stygia Brown
 * Arnoldius Dubovikoff,2005
 * Bothriomyrmex flavus Crawley 1922c
 * Bannapone Xu,2000
 * Bannapone mulanae Xu
 * Bariamyrma Lattke,1990
 * Bariamyrma hispidula Lattke
 * Bregmatomyrma Wheeler, W.M.1929
 * Bregmatomyrma carnosa Wheeler, W.M.
 * Chronoxenus Santschi,1919
 * Concoctio Brown,1974
 * Concoctio concenta Brown
 * Dacatria Rigato,1994
 * Daceton Perty,1833
 * Diplomorium Mayr,1901
 * Dolioponera Brown,1974
 * Ecphorella Forel,1909
 * Epelysidris Bolton,1987
 * Forelophilus Kutter,1931
 * Gigantiops Roger,1863
 * Indomyrma Brown,1986
 * Ishakidris Bolton,1984
 * Liomyrmex Mayr,1865
 * Loweriella Shattuck,1992
 * Machomyrma Forel,1895
 * Myrcidris Ward,1990
 * Nebothriomyrmex Dubovikoff,2004
 * Nothomyrmecia Clark,1934
 * Overbeckia Viehmeyer,1916
 * Petalomyrmex Snelling,1979
 * Phacota Roger,1862
 * Phalacromyrmex Kempf,1960
 * Phaulomyrma Wheeler and Wheeler1930
 * Pilotrochus Brown,1978
 * Proatta Forel,1912
 * Protalaridris Brown,1980
 * Protomognathus Wheeler, W.M.,1905
 * Pseudaphomomyrmex Wheeler, W.M.1920
 * Rostromyrmex Rosciszewski,1994
 * Santschiella Forel,1916
 * Secostruma Bolton,1988
 * Talaridris Weber,1941
 * Tatuidris Brown and Kempf,1968
 * Teratomyrmex McAreavey,1957
 * Tetheamyrma Bolton,1991