Odontomachus tuberculatus

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Odontomachus tuberculatus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Odontomachus malignus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Odontomachus
Species: Odontomachus tuberculatus
Roger, 1861

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

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • tuberculatus. Odontomachus tuberculatus Roger, 1861a: 28 (w.) ASIA (no locality given). Subspecies of malignus: Mann, 1919: 305. Junior synonym of malignus: Emery, 1887b: 429; Emery, 1911d: 113; Wilson, 1959a: 495.

References

  • Emery, C. 1887e. Catalogo delle formiche esistenti nelle collezioni del Museo Civico di Genova. Parte terza. Formiche della regione Indo-Malese e dell'Australia (continuazione e fine). [part]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 25[=(2)(5): 427-432 (page 429, Junior synonym of malignus)
  • Emery, C. 1911e. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125 (page 113, Junior synonym of malignus)
  • Mann, W. M. 1919. The ants of the British Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 63: 273-391 (page 305, Subspecies of malignus)
  • Roger, J. 1861a. Die Ponera-artigen Ameisen (Schluss). Berl. Entomol. Z. 5: 1-54 (page 28, worker described)
  • Wilson, E. O. 1959c. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia V. The tribe Odontomachini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 120: 483-510 (page 495, Junior synonym of malignus)