Formila
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| Formila | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Embolemidae |
| Genus: | Formila de Romand, 1846 |
| Type species | |
| Formila chevrolatii | |
This genus has been transferred to the family Embolemidae.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- FORMILA [Embolemidae]
- Formila de Romand, 1846: xxxii. Type-species: Formila chevrolatii, by monotypy.
- Formila excluded from Formicidae, transferred to Embolemidae: Muesebeck & Walkley, 1951: 1043.
References
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 264, Formila excluded from Formicidae [Formila transferred to Embolemidae: Muesebeck & Walkley, 1951: 1043])
- Romand, B. E. de. 1846. Notice sur un insecte nouveau. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (Bull.) (2)4:xxxii. (page xxxii, Formila as genus; Formila in Formicidae)
