Pseudomyrmex monochrous

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Pseudomyrmex monochrous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Pseudomyrmecinae
Genus: Pseudomyrmex
Species: P. monochrous
Binomial name
Pseudomyrmex monochrous
(Dalla Torre, 1892)

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Specimen Labels

Synonyms

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • unicolor. Pseudomyrma unicolor Smith, F. 1877b: 68 (w.) BRAZIL. [Junior primary homonym of unicolor Smith, above.] Replacement name: monochroa Dalla Torre, 1892: 89.
  • monochrous. Pseudomyrma monochrous Dalla Torre, 1892: 89. Replacement name for unicolor Smith, F. 1877b: 68. [Junior primary homonym of unicolor Smith, F. 1855c: 158.] Combination in Pseudomyrmex: Kempf, 1972a: 221.

Description

References

  • Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1892. Hymenopterologische Notizen. Wien. Entomol. Ztg. 11: 89-93 (page 89, Replacement name for unicolor)
  • Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344 (page 221, Combination in Pseudomyrmex)
  • Smith, F. 1855c. Descriptions of some species of Brazilian ants belonging to the genera Pseudomyrma, Eciton and Myrmica (with observations on their economy by Mr. H. W. Bates). Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (2) 3: 156-169 (page 158, primary homonym)
  • Smith, F. 1877b. Descriptions of new species of the genera Pseudomyrma and Tetraponera, belonging to the family Myrmicidae. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 1877: 57-72 (page 68, Junior primary homonym of unicolor)