Deromyrma

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Deromyrma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Stenammini
Genus: Deromyrma
Forel, 1913
Type species
Aphaenogaster swammerdami

Aphaenogaster swammerdami casent0489647 profile 1.jpg

Aphaenogaster swammerdami casent0489647 dorsal 1.jpg

Specimen labels

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

Nomenclature

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

  • DEROMYRMA [junior synonym of Aphaenogaster]
    • Deromyrma Forel, 1913b: 350 [as subgenus of Aphaenogaster]. Type-species: Aphaenogaster (Ischnomyrmex) swammerdami, by original designation.
    • [Deromyrma also described as new by Forel, 1913k: 49.]
    • Deromyrma junior synonym of Aphaenogaster: Bolton, 1982: 364.


References

  • Bolton, B. 1982. Afrotropical species of the myrmecine ant genera Cardiocondyla, Leptothorax, Melissotarsus, Messor and Cataulacus (Formicidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology, 46: 307-370 (page 364, Deromyrma as junior synonym of Aphaenogaster )
  • Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 229, Deromyrma as junior synonym of Aphaenogaster )
  • 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 180, Deromyrma as junior synonym of Aphaenogaster (provisional))
  • Emery, C. 1921c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174A:1-94 94: 1-94 + 7 (page 64, Deromyrma as subgenus of Aphaenogaster)
  • Forel, A. 1913b. Formicides du Congo Belge récoltés par MM. Bequaert, Luja, etc. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 2: 306-351 (page 350, Deromyrma as subgenus of Aphaenogaster)
  • Forel, A. 1913i. Quelques fourmis du Musée du Congo Belge (1). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 347-359 (page 350, Deromyrma as subgenus of Aphaenogaster)
  • Forel, A. 1913l. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise nach Ostindien ausgeführt im Auftrage der Kgl. Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin von H. v. Buttel-Reepen. II. Ameisen aus Sumatra, Java, Malacca und Ceylon. Gesammelt von Her (page 49, Deromyrma also described as new; Deromyrma as subgenus of Aphaenogaster)
  • Forel, A. 1917. Cadre synoptique actuel de la faune universelle des fourmis. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 51: 229-253 (page 241, Deromyrma as subgenus of Aphaenogaster)
  • Smith, D. R. 1979. Superfamily Formicoidea. Pp. 1323-1467 in: Krombein, K. V., Hurd, P. D., Smith, D. R., Burks, B. D. (eds.) Catalog of Hymenoptera in America north of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Pr (page 1359, Deromyrma as junior synonym of Aphaenogaster )
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1922i. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VII. Keys to the genera and subgenera of ants. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 631-710 (page 680, Deromyrma as subgenus of Aphaenogaster)