Protonym: Sphegomyrmex
| Authorship | Imhoff, 1852: 176 |
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| Type name | Type-species: Dorylus nigricans, by subsequent designation of Wheeler, 1911g: 172. |
| Type notes | Wheeler, 1911g’s type-species designation is probably irrelevant as Imhoff, 1852: 175-177, gives no diagnosis of Sphegomyrmex, and mentions no named species in the genus. He merely states (p. 176), “...eine Ameise vor uns haben, welche etwas von den Merkmalen der Raubwespe in sich aufnimmt, habe ich ihm den Gattungsnamen Sphegomyrmex geben zu dürfen geglaubt.” Sphegomyrmex therefore appears to be a nomen nudum. |
| Notes | Type-species also by subsequent designation of Donisthorpe, 1943h: 727. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Dorylus (Sphegomyrmex) | Subgenus |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete classification of Sphegomyrmex Imhoff, 1852
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| Sphegomyrmex | Genus |
Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Dorylus Fabricius, 1793
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