Odontomachus simillimus Smith 1858

India

Worker: 4-8mm

Odontomachus simillimus male

Odontomachus simillimus Smith, 1858a PDF: 80, pl. 5, figs. 8, 9 (q.) FIJI ISLANDS. Oceania. Primary type information: Fiji Islands, Navai; CASENT0900649; BMNH AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Mayr, 1867a PDF: 79 (w.); Karavaiev, 1925c PDF: 294 (m.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1980 PDF: 530 (l.); Imai et al., 1984 PDF: 67 (k.); Tjan et al., 1986: 57 (k.).Junior synonym of Odontomachus haematodus: Roger, 1861a PDF: 24; Mayr, 1865 PDF: 64; Emery, 1911e PDF: 114.Revived from synonymy: Wilson, 1959c PDF: 499; Brown, 1976a: 106.Senior synonym of Odontomachus haematodus fuscipennis: Wilson, 1959c PDF: 499.Senior synonym of Odontomachus haematodus breviceps: Brown, 1976a: 106.Senior synonym of Odontomachus pallidicornis: Brown, 1976a: 106.See also: Brown, 1976a: 165; Fisher & Smith, 2008 10.1371/journal.pone.0001787 PDF: 15 (w.q.m.); Sorger & Zettel, 2011 PDF: 158.