Replacement names for junior homonyms in ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Replacement names are proposed for 40 unresolved junior species group homonyms in Formicidae (Hymenoptera) as required by ICZN Articles 23 and 60. This effort aims to enhance taxonomic stability and facilitate digital management for ant names. In each case, the junior homonym is considered acceptable and in use.

To avoid the creation of unnecessary replacement names, names were not proposed for unresolved junior homonyms in cases where 1) the status of the junior homonym is a junior or senior synonym or unidentifiable; 2) the primary homonym pair have not been regarded as congeneric since 1899; or 3) the congeneric placement of the junior secondary homonym is unreliable. The following new names are introduced to replace existing homonyms: Acromyrmex aurina nom. nov., Camponotus chucki nom. nov., Camponotus dorex nom. nov., Camponotus durnyx nom. nov., Camponotites flarex nom. nov., Camponotus robecchii clyne nom. nov., Camponotus substitutus cylrix nom. nov., Colobopsis breva nom. nov., Crematogaster scutellaris gynia nom. nov., Dolichoderus thoracicus jexina nom. nov., Ectomomyrmex pylixy nom. nov., Ectomomyrmex pylor nom. nov., Euponera tynara nom. nov., Formica lavateri liora nom. nov., Formica mytara nom. nov., Hypoponera rylin nom. nov., Hypoponera veltan nom. nov., Lepisiota vynia nom. nov., Temnothorax flavispinus novira nom. nov., Messor minor nubina nom. nov., Messor nuvia nom. nov., Pheidole arnoldi qindra nom. nov., Pseudoneoponera sublaevis quorra nom. nov., Strumigenys wylixa nom. nov., Camponotus foleyi cybira nom. nov., Camponotus maculatus brexyl nom. nov., Camponotus nixra nom. nov., Camponotus planus brina nom. nov., Carebara dazia nom. nov., Carebara xynera nom. nov., Colobopsis vitrea yevira nom. nov., Formica draven nom. nov., Messor draxil nom. nov., Pheidole singaporensis zolara nom. nov., Pseudolasius zynia nom. nov., Tetramorium drunex nom. nov., Tetramorium fenix nom. nov., Tetramorium flinex nom. nov., Temnothorax fynor nom. nov., and Tetraponera vantix nom. nov.

In addition, Estevia nom. nov. is proposed for the preoccupied genus Wilsonia Hong, 2002. Additional taxonomic changes are presented, including the reinstatement of Tetramorium schultzei Forel, 1910 a stat. nov. and the following new combinations: Bothroponera jonesii (Forel, 1891), comb. nov.; Diacamma unicolor (Smith, 1860 a), comb. nov.; Pseudoneoponera vidua (Smith, 1857), and Diacamma solitaria (Smith, 1860 b), comb. nov.