This history item belongs to Physatta Smith, 1857

Its current taxon owner(s) is Physatta

[Note: Smith, 1858a: 140, states, “…the genus Physatta,...may prove to be the other sex of Myrmicaria.” Later in the same publication Smith, 1858a: 171, notes that Physatta and Heptacondylus both have seven antennomeres.] 

[Note: {ref 128685}: 140, states, “…the genus {tax 429902},...may prove to be the other sex of {tax 429900}.” Later in the same publication {ref 128685}: 171, notes that {tax 429902} and {tax 429901} both have seven antennomeres.]
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2023-09-16
  • Updated at: 2023-09-16
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Taxa belonging to this history item's protonym
Physatta Genus Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Myrmicaria Saunders, 1842
Other history items belonging to Physatta
#242340 Physatta in Formicidae, Myrmicidae: Smith, 1857a: 77.
#242341 Physatta in Attidae: Smith, 1858a: 171.
#311648 Physatta as genus: Smith, 1858a: 171.
#242342 Physatta as junior synonym of Heptacondylus: Mayr, 1862: 755 (in text); Mayr, 1863a: 442; Roger, 1863b: 27; Mayr, 1865: 110.
#242343 Physatta as junior synonym of Myrmicaria: Smith, 1865a: 73 (in text); Mayr, 1866b: 905; Mayr, 1867a: 111; Smith, 1871a: 330; Mayr, 1872: 154; Dalla Torre, 1893: 155; Bingham, 1903: 117; Emery, 1922c: 121; subsequent authors; Bolton, 1973a: 349; Bolton, 1995b: 42; Bolton, 2003: 243.
#311649 (selected) [Note: Smith, 1858a: 140, states, “…the genus Physatta,...may prove to be the other sex of Myrmicaria.” Later in the same publication Smith, 1858a: 171, notes that Physatta and Heptacondylus both have seven antennomeres.]