Megalomyrmex brasiliensis misionensis
Santschi, 1936
junior synonym of current valid taxon Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, 1909
Megalomyrmex (Wheelerimyrmex) brasiliensis var. misionensis
Santschi, 1936d:
405 (w.)
ARGENTINA (Misiones).
Neotropic.
Primary type information:
Type-material: 2 syntype workers. Type-locality: Argentina: Misiones, Loreto, no. 2046 (A. Ogloblin). Type-depository: NHMB.
Type notes:
Brandão, 1990b: 444, reports 3 syntypes in IMLT, and 1 in MZSP, but Santschi originally stated only “2 ouvrières”.
- Subspecies of Megalomyrmex brasiliensis: Ettershank, 1966: 105.
- Junior synonym of Megalomyrmex silvestrii: Kempf & Brown, 1968: 97; Kempf, 1972b: 140; Brandão, 1990b: 443; Bolton, 1995b: 249; Longino, 2010: 54; Boudinot et al., 2013: 59.
Citations
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
- Boudinot, B. E.; Sumnicht, T. P.; Adams, R. M. M. 2013. Central American ants of the genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): six new species and keys to workers and males. Zootaxa 3732:1-82. PDF
- Brandão, C. R. F. 1990b. Systematic revision of the Neotropical ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), with the description of thirteen new species. Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 31:411-481. PDF
- Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 14:73-171. PDF
- Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da região Neotropical. Studia Entomologica 15:3-344. PDF
- Kempf, W. W.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1968. Report on some Neotropical ant studies. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 22:89-102. PDF
- Longino, J. T. 2010. A taxonomic review of the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Central America. Zootaxa 2720:35-58. PDF
- Santschi, F. 1936d. Fourmis nouvelles ou intéressantes de la République Argentine. Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro) 6:402-421. PDF
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