Oecophylla longinoda — Overview

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Formica longinoda Latreille, 1802a: 184, pl. 11, fig. 72 (w.) SENEGAL. AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

Emery, 1892f PDF: 564 (q.); Forel, 1913b PDF: 339 (m.).
Combination in Oecophylla: Mayr, 1863a PDF: 439.
Junior synonym of Oecophylla virescens: Smith, 1858a PDF: 29.
Subspecies of Oecophylla smaragdina: Emery, 1892f PDF: 564; Forel, 1907h PDF: 15; Santschi, 1914b: 128; Santschi, 1919a PDF: 345; Emery, 1925d PDF: 52; Prins, 1965b: 77.
Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 176; Emery, 1921g: 102; Wheeler, 1922: 227; Santschi, 1928f PDF: 211; Bolton, 1995b: 298.
Senior synonym of Oecophylla brevinodis: Wheeler, 1922: 945.
Current subspecies: nominal plus Oecophylla longinoda annectens, Oecophylla longinoda claridens, Oecophylla longinoda fusca, Oecophylla longinoda rubriceps, Oecophylla longinoda rufescens, Oecophylla longinoda taeniata, Oecophylla longinoda textor.
See also: Gotwald, 1973: 72; Hölldobler & Wilson, 1978 PDF: 19.

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