Solenomyrma

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Solenomyrma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Solenomyrma
Karavaiev, 1935
Type species
Solenomyrma acanthina, now Gauromyrmex acanthinus

Gauromyrmex acanthinus casent0172781 profile 1.jpg

Gauromyrmex acanthinus casent0172781 dorsal 1.jpg

Specimen labels

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

Nomenclature

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

  • SOLENOMYRMA [junior synonym of Gauromyrmex]
    • Solenomyrma Karavaiev, 1935a: 103. Type-species: Solenomyrma acanthina, by monotypy.
    • Solenomyrma junior synonym of Gauromyrmex: Brown, 1953c: 10.


References

  • Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 246, Solenomyrma as junior synonym of Gauromyrmex)
  • Brown, W. L., Jr. 1953c. Characters and synonymies among the genera of ants. Part I. Breviora 11: 1-13 (page 10, Solenomyrma as junior synonym of Gauromyrmex)
  • 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 161, Solenomyrma in Myrmicinae, Solenomyrmini)
  • Donisthorpe, H. 1943h. A list of the type-species of the genera and subgenera of the Formicidae. [concl.]. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(10): 721-737 (page 726, Solenomyrma in Myrmicinae, Solenomyrmini)
  • Karavaiev, V. 1935a. Neue Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet, nebst Revision einiger Formen. Treubia 15: 57-118 (page 103, Solenomyrma as genus)