Protonym: Formica haematoda
| Authorship | Linnaeus, 1758: 582 |
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| Forms | q. |
| Bioregion | Neotropic |
| Locality | "AMERICA MERIDIONALI" |
| Etymology | From Greek word haematodes = bloody, blood-red. In the original description Linnaeus, 1758 mentions only the mandible being red (maxillis porrectis rubris), hence, the name probably refers to this character. An alternative interpretation is the combination of the haemato + Greek verb odax = biting, probably referring to the unique mandible shape of Odontomachus that could cause bleeding. |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: none stated, "Habitat in America meridionali" (Rolander); probably Suriname: Paramaribo. Primary type depository: ZMLS. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Formica haematoda | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Odontomachus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Original combination |
| Odontomachus haematodus | Species | Valid |