GENERIC PLACEMENTS OF AUSTRALIAN ANTS DESCRIBED BY ERICHSON,W.F. (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE)

The generic placements of the five species of Australian ants describe d by Erichson in 1842 are reviewed. Three of the species, Amblyopone a ustralis, Camponotus consobrinus and Polyrhachis hexacantha, are corre ct in their current placements. The remaining species, macrocephala an d procidua, were incorrectly placed in Iridomyrmex Mayr and are transf erred to Camponotus Mayr and Anonychomyrma Donisthorpe, respectively. A neotype is designated for C. macrocephalus, which is a new senior sy nonym of C. fictor Forel. The junior secondary homonym C. macrocephalu s Emery, from Brazil, is replaced with its former junior synonym C. ge ralensis Emery (which is raised to full species).