Acrocoelia

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Acrocoelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Acrocoelia
Mayr, 1853
Type species
Acrocoelia ruficeps (junior synonym of Crematogaster scutellaris)

Crematogaster scutellaris casent0173120 profile 1.jpg

Crematogaster scutellaris casent0173120 dorsal 1.jpg

Specimen Label

This genus is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Crematogaster (Crematogaster).

Nomenclature

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

  • ACROCOELIA [junior synonym of Crematogaster (Crematogaster)]
    • Acrocoelia Mayr, 1853a: 147. Type-species: Acrocoelia ruficeps (junior synonym of Formica scutellaris), by subsequent designation of Wheeler, W.M. 1911f: 158.
    • Acrocoelia junior synonym of Crematogaster: Mayr, 1863: 404; Wheeler, W.M. 1911f: 158; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 828.
    • Acrocoelia revived from synonymy as subgenus of Crematogaster: Emery, 1922e: 140.
    • Acrocoelia junior synonym of Crematogaster: Buren, 1959: 126.
    • Acrocoelia revived from synonymy as genus: Soulié, 1964: 398.
    • Acrocoelia junior synonym of Crematogaster: Brown, 1973b: 178; Blaimer 2012: 52. [The type-species of Acrocoelia and Crematogaster are synonymous, the generic synonymy is therefore absolute.]

References

  • Blaimer, B.B. 2012. A subgeneric revision of Crematogaster and discussion of regional species-groups (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3482, 47–67.
  • Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 238, Acrocoelia as junior synonym of Crematogaster [The type-species of Acrocoelia and Crematogaster are synonymous, the generic synonymy is therefore absolute])
  • Brown, W. L., Jr. 1973b. A comparison of the Hylean and Congo-West African rain forest ant faunas. Pp. 161-185 in: Meggers, B. J., Ayensu, E. S., Duckworth, W. D. (eds.) Tropical forest ecosystems in Africa and South America: a comparative review. Wash (page 178, Acrocoelia as junior synonym of Crematogaster)
  • Buren, W. F. 1959 [1958]. A review of the species of Crematogaster, sensu stricto, in North America (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Part I. J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 66: 119-134 (page 126, Acrocoelia as junior synonym of Crematogaster)
  • Chapman, J. W.; Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327 (page 86, Acrocoelia as subgenus of Crematogaster)
  • Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 206, Acrocoelia as subgenus of Crematogaster)
  • Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. (page 79, Acrocoelia as junior synonym of Crematogaster)
  • Donisthorpe, H. 1943g. A list of the type-species of the genera and subgenera of the Formicidae. [part]. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(10): 617-688 (page 619, Acrocoelia as subgenus of Crematogaster)
  • Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 140, Acrocoelia revived from synonymy as subgenus of Crematogaster)
  • Emery, C.; Forel, A. 1879. Catalogue des Formicides d'Europe. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 5: 441-481 (page 464, Acrocoelia as junior synonym of Crematogaster)
  • Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344 (page 81, Acrocoelia as junior synonym of Crematogaster)
  • Mayr, G. 1853b. Einige neue Ameisen. Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ver. Wien 2: 143-150 (page 147, Acrocoelia as genus)
  • Mayr, G. 1863a. Formicidarum index synonymicus. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 13: 385-460 (page 404, Acrocoelia as junior synonym of Crematogaster)
  • Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 36, Acrocoelia as junior synonym of Crematogaster)
  • Soulié, J. 1964. Sur la répartition géographique des genres de la tribu des Cremastogastrini. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Toulouse 99: 397-409 (page 398, Acrocoelia revived from synonymy as genus)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1911g. A list of the type species of the genera and subgenera of Formicidae. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 21: 157-175 (page 158, Acrocoelia as junior synonym of Crematogaster; Type-species: Acrocoelia ruficeps (junior synonym of Crematogaster scutellaris); by subsequent designation)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 828, Acrocoelia as junior synonym of Crematogaster)