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This history item belongs to †Gesomyrmex corniger Emery, 1891

Its current taxon owner(s) is †Sicelomyrmex corniger

[Note: the later proposed emendation of spelling to †Sicilomyrmex by Brown & Carpenter, 1979: 423, may be unnecessary. In various publications Wheeler uses both †Sicelomyrmex and †Sicilomyrmex, with the former being the original, and also the one he used in his Wheeler, 1929a review of the group. It may be that the genus was originally named for the Sicels (one of the original tribes of Sicily), rather than after the island itself. In consequence, the maintenance of the original orthography is recommended here.] 

[Note: the later proposed emendation of spelling to {unmissing <i>†Sicilomyrmex</i>} by {ref 123248}: 423, may be unnecessary. In various publications Wheeler uses both {tax 429228} and {unmissing <i>†Sicilomyrmex</i>}, with the former being the original, and also the one he used in his {ref 130205} review of the group. It may be that the genus was originally named for the Sicels (one of the original tribes of Sicily), rather than after the island itself. In consequence, the maintenance of the original orthography is recommended here.]
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2012-09-12
  • Updated at: 2023-08-11
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†Gesomyrmex corniger Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of †Sicelomyrmex corniger (Emery, 1891)
†Sicelomyrmex corniger Species Valid
Other history items belonging to Gesomyrmex corniger
#269514 Combination in †Sicelomyrmex: Wheeler, 1915i: 111 (in text).
#269515 (selected) [Note: the later proposed emendation of spelling to †Sicilomyrmex by Brown & Carpenter, 1979: 423, may be unnecessary. In various publications Wheeler uses both †Sicelomyrmex and †Sicilomyrmex, with the former being the original, and also the one he used in his Wheeler, 1929a review of the group. It may be that the genus was originally named for the Sicels (one of the original tribes of Sicily), rather than after the island itself. In consequence, the maintenance of the original orthography is recommended here.]
#282972 Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 176; Handlirsch, 1907: 860; Wheeler, 1915i: 111; Wheeler, 1929a: 11; Brown & Carpenter, 1979: 423 (redescription); Keilbach, 1982: 280; Bolton, 1995b: 383.