Species: Odontomachus saevissimus

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)

Odontomachus saevissimus Smith, 1858a PDF: 80, pl. 5, fig. 10 (w.) INDONESIA (Seram I.). Australasia. Primary type information: Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Indonesia: “Ceram 55/8” (= Seram I.) (I. Pfeiffer). Type-depository: BMNH. Type notes: 1) BMNH Accessions Register records, “1855 no. 8 (March 7) Ceram & Amboina. Purchased of S. Stevens. Collected by Madame Ida Pfeiffer during her recent travels”. 2) 1 worker and 1 queen in OXUM, labeled “Bac” (= Bacan I.) is not type-material, but the queen is probably the one referred to by Smith, 1860b PDF: 102. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Smith, 1860b PDF: 102 (q.); Karavaiev, 1925c PDF: 291 (m.)

Status as species: Smith, 1861b PDF: 44; Roger, 1861a PDF: 28; Mayr, 1862 PDF: 711; Roger, 1863b PDF: 21; Mayr, 1863a PDF: 437; Mayr, 1867a PDF: 79 (redescription); Smith, 1871a PDF: 319; Emery, 1892f PDF: 559 (in key); Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 52; Emery, 1901i PDF: 566; Wheeler, 1909d PDF: 339; Emery, 1911e PDF: 113; Stitz, 1912 PDF: 503; Viehmeyer, 1913 PDF: 155; Viehmeyer, 1914a PDF: 112; Wheeler & Chapman, 1925 PDF: 71; Karavaiev, 1925c PDF: 290; Donisthorpe, 1932c PDF: 461; Chapman & Capco, 1951 PDF: 46; Wilson, 1959c PDF: 497; Baltazar, 1966 PDF: 240; Brown, 1976c PDF: 106, 152; Bolton, 1995b: 297; Sarnat et al., 2013 PDF: 73.

Senior synonym of Odontomachus linae: Brown, 1976c PDF: 106; Bolton, 1995b: 297.

Senior synonym of Odontomachus imperator tauerni: Wilson, 1959c PDF: 498; Brown, 1976c PDF: 106; Bolton, 1995b: 297.

Senior synonym of Odontomachus transversostriatus: Wilson, 1959c PDF: 498; Brown, 1976c PDF: 106; Bolton, 1995b: 297.

// Distribution

Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Asia: Indonesia, Philippines
    Oceania: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Australasia, Indomalaya

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name	Status	Publication	Pages	ModsID	GoogleMaps
Odontomachus saevissimus		Mayr, G., 1862, Myrmecologische Studien., Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12, pp. 649-776: 711, (download)	711	4445
Odontomachus saevissimus		Smith, F., 1861, Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the Islands of Ceram, Celebes, Ternate, and Gilolo., Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 6, pp. 36-48: 44, (download)	44	2596

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in Rainforest, 1 times found in montane rainforest, 1 times found in primary mountain forest.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times On ground, 1 times ground forager(s).

Collected most commonly using these methods: 1 times bait trap.

Elevations: collected from 130 - 1600 meters, 885 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1936-03-01 00:00:00.0 and 2019-03-12 00:00:00.0

Type specimens: Holotype of Odontomachus saevissimus: casent0900658; Holotype of Odontomachus transversostriatus: casent0900616; syntype of Odontomachus saevissimus linae: casent0900615; type of Odontomachus imperator tauerni: focol1067, focol1068, focol1069

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Species: Odontomachus saevissimus Smith, 1858

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