Open AccessTHE IDENTITY AND SYNONYMY OF PHEIDOLE VIGILANS , A COMMON ANT OF SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)
Author(s) -
Jr.* William L. Brown
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1971.tb00003.x
Subject(s) - pheidole , hymenoptera , biology , taxonomy (biology) , ant , myrmicinae , hexapoda , zoology , vespoidea , ecology
The common Pheidole species of southeastern Australia that is usually called Pheidole yarrensis is actually P. vigilans (F. Smith), of which the following are subjective junior synonyms as based on type comparisons: P. dolichocephala André, P. ampla var. yarrensis Forel, P. ampla var. parallela Forel, and P. ampla norfolkensis Wheeler.