This history item belongs to Myrmecocystus melliger var. hortusdeorum McCook, 1881

Its current taxon owner(s) is Myrmecocystus hortusdeorum

Junior synonym of Myrmecocystus mexicanus: Forel, 1899b: 129; Snelling, 1976: 120; Smith, 1979: 1447; Snelling & George, 1979: 226; Bolton, 1995b: 275.


Junior synonym of {prott 166979}: {ref 125089}: 129; {ref 128875}: 120; {ref 128659}: 1447; {ref 128905}: 226; {ref 122860}: 275.
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2012-09-12
  • Updated at: 2023-07-27
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Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
Myrmecocystus hortusdeorum Species Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838
Myrmecocystus melliger hortusdeorum Subspecies Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Myrmecocystus hortusdeorum McCook, 1881
Other history items belonging to Myrmecocystus melliger var. hortusdeorum
#310791 Neotype designation: Snelling, 1976: 122.
#310792 [Misspelled as horti-deorum by Dalla Torre, 1893: 21; Emery, 1893k: 666; Emery, 1925d: 239; and others].
#260553 Forel, 1886h: 203 (q.m.)
#260554 Status as species: Forel, 1886h: 202; Dalla Torre, 1893: 217.
#310793 Junior synonym of Myrmecocystus melliger: Cresson, 1887: 255.
#260555 Subspecies of Myrmecocystus mexicanus: Emery, 1893k: 666; Wheeler, 1908g: 358 (redescription); Wheeler, 1910a: 571; Wheeler, 1912e: 178; Emery, 1925d: 239; Cole, 1937b: 138; Cole, 1942: 386; Creighton, 1950a: 446; Cole, 1954g: 285; Smith, 1951c: 856; Smith, 1958c: 152; Beck et al., 1967: 71; Smith, 1967a: 369.
#260556 (selected) Junior synonym of Myrmecocystus mexicanus: Forel, 1899b: 129; Snelling, 1976: 120; Smith, 1979: 1447; Snelling & George, 1979: 226; Bolton, 1995b: 275.