Daceton

Diagnostic Description

provided by Plazi (legacy text)

Daceton Perty, 1833: 136. Type-species: Formica armigera Latreille , 1802: 244, by monotypy.

Dacetum Agassiz, 1848: 332, unjustified emendation of Daceton . [Synonymy by Brown, 1973: 179.]

A complete diagnosis of the genus is provided by Bolton (1999, 2000).

bibliographic citation: Azorsa, F., 2008, Description of a remarkable new species of ant in the genus Daceton Perty (Formicidae: Dacetini) from South America., Zootaxa, pp. 27-38, vol. 1749
author: Azorsa, F.

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Formica , pt., Latr. Hist. Nat. Fourm. 244 (1802).

Atta , pt., Guer. Icon. Reg. Anim. 421 (1835-8).

bibliographic citation: Smith, F., Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., pp. -
author: Smith, F.