TY - JOUR
T1 - Ants of the genus myrmecia fabricius
T2 - A preliminary review and key to the named species (hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae)
AU - Ogata, K.
AU - Taylor, R. W.
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was largely funded by the Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Participatory Program. The work was carried out as CSIRO Division of Entomology, Canberra, with the support of its Chief Dr M. J. Whitten. Drs P. S. Cranston, J. F. Lawrence and Steven Shattuck (CSIRO Division of Entomology), Dr H. T. Imai (National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan), Rev. B. B. Lowery, SJ , (Devonport, Tasmania), Prof. R. H. Crozier (La Trobe University, Melbourne) and Dr P. J. M. Greenslade (Canberra) gave valued advice and support. Curatorial support was provided by Renate Sadler and Brett Melbourne. R.W.T. is an Honorary Fellow of the Australian National Insect Collection.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Taxonomic notes, a checklist, and a key to most of the 89 recognized, currently named species of Myrmecia are presented. Twenty-seven species or species complexes are discussed in detail, and eight species described as new-M. acuta (Western Australia), M. borealis (N. Queensland), M. browningi (South Australia), M. erecta (WA, SA), M. eungellensis (N. Qld), M.fabricii (N. Qld), M. loweryi (New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory), and M. tridentata (NSW). Fourteen new synonyms are proposed (senior names listed first): M. brevinoda Forel = M. decipians Clark = M. longinodis Clark; M.froggatti Forel = M. eupoecila (Clark) = M. excavata (Clark) = M. greavesi (Clark); M. fulgida Clark = M. suttoni Clark; M. harden Forel = M. celaena (Clark); M. nigriceps Mayr = M.fasciata Clark; M. occidentalis (Clark) = M. opaca (Clark); M. pavida Clark = M. atrata Clark; M. rowlandi Forel = M. cordata Clark = M. cardigaster Brown; M. testaceipes (Clark) = M. dixoni (Clark); M. vindex F. Smith = M. vindex basirufa Forel. M. athertonensis Forel and M.fuscipes Clark are reinstated from junior synonymy, and 4 previous subspecies, M. chasei iudlowi Crawley, M. flavicoma minuscula Forel, M. maura formosa Wheeler and M. michaelseni queenslandica Forel, are raised to species.
AB - Taxonomic notes, a checklist, and a key to most of the 89 recognized, currently named species of Myrmecia are presented. Twenty-seven species or species complexes are discussed in detail, and eight species described as new-M. acuta (Western Australia), M. borealis (N. Queensland), M. browningi (South Australia), M. erecta (WA, SA), M. eungellensis (N. Qld), M.fabricii (N. Qld), M. loweryi (New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory), and M. tridentata (NSW). Fourteen new synonyms are proposed (senior names listed first): M. brevinoda Forel = M. decipians Clark = M. longinodis Clark; M.froggatti Forel = M. eupoecila (Clark) = M. excavata (Clark) = M. greavesi (Clark); M. fulgida Clark = M. suttoni Clark; M. harden Forel = M. celaena (Clark); M. nigriceps Mayr = M.fasciata Clark; M. occidentalis (Clark) = M. opaca (Clark); M. pavida Clark = M. atrata Clark; M. rowlandi Forel = M. cordata Clark = M. cardigaster Brown; M. testaceipes (Clark) = M. dixoni (Clark); M. vindex F. Smith = M. vindex basirufa Forel. M. athertonensis Forel and M.fuscipes Clark are reinstated from junior synonymy, and 4 previous subspecies, M. chasei iudlowi Crawley, M. flavicoma minuscula Forel, M. maura formosa Wheeler and M. michaelseni queenslandica Forel, are raised to species.
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U2 - 10.1080/00222939100771021
DO - 10.1080/00222939100771021
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0026314514
SN - 0022-2933
VL - 25
SP - 1623
EP - 1673
JO - Journal of Natural History
JF - Journal of Natural History
IS - 6
ER -