Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus

Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Formicoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Dolichoderinae
Tribus: Leptomyrmecini
Genus: Leptomyrmex
Species: Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus

Name

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  • Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus (Fabricius, 1775)
    • Original status: valid species
    • Original combination: Formica erythrocephala
    • Primary type: neotype
      • Fixation: designated by Lucky & Ward (2010: 30)
      • Description: [adult] worker
      • Repository: ANIC, as 'ANIC, CASENT0011746'
    • Type locality: 'Australia, New South Wales: 5km SSW Blackheath'

Synonyms

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  • Leptomyrmex froggatti Forel, 1910
    • Original status: valid species
    • Authority for synonymy: Lucky & Ward, 2010: 30 ('Syn. nov.')
  • Leptomyrmex mandibularis Wheeler, 1915
    • Original status: valid variety of Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus
    • Authority for synonymy: Lucky & Ward, 2010: 30 ('Syn. nov.')
  • Leptomyrmex clarki Wheeler, 1934
    • Original status: valid subspecies of Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus
    • Authority for synonymy: Lucky & Ward, 2010: 30 ('Syn. nov.')
  • Leptomyrmex unctus Wheeler, 1934
    • Original status: valid subspecies of Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus
    • Authority for synonymy: Lucky & Ward, 2010: 30 ('Syn. nov.')

References

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  • Fabricius, J.C. 1775: Systema Entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species... Flensburgh and Leipzig, Library Kortii. Internet Archive BHL
  • Forel, A. 1910: Formicides australiens reçus de M. M. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Revue suisse de zoologie, 18: 1–94. Internet Archive BHL
  • Lucky, A.; Ward, P.S. 2010: Taxonomic revision of the ant genus Leptomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 2688: 1–67. Preview PDF
  • Mayr, G. 1862: Myrmecologische studien. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 12: 649–776. PDF
  • Wheeler, W.M. 1915: The Australian honey-ants of the genus Leptomyrmex Mayr. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 51: 255–286. Internet Archive BHL
  • Wheeler, W.M. 1934: A second revision of the ants of the genus Leptomyrmex Mayr. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology ..., 77: 69–118. Internet Archive BHL
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