Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758

Gaudin, Timothy J., Hicks, Patrick & Blanco, Yamil Di, 2018, Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Pilosa: Myrmecophagidae), Mammalian Species 50 (956), pp. 1-13 : 1

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Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL

Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758:35 View in CoL .

Type species Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL by subsequent selection ( Thomas, 1901:143); placed on Official List of Generic Names in Zoology ( International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1926).

Myrmecophata Bechstein, 1801:209. Incorrect subsequent spelling of Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL .

Nyrmecophaga Bechstein, 1801:1346. Incorrect subsequent spelling of Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL .

Myrmecopha G. Fischer, 1803:333 . Incorrect subsequent spelling of Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL .

Myrmecophagus Gray, 1825:343 . Unjustified emendation of Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL .

Falcifer Rehn, 1900:576 .

Type species Myrmecophaga jubata Linnaeus, 1766 View in CoL by monotypy.

CONTEXT AND CONTENT. Order Pilosa , suborder Vermilingua , family Myrmecophagidae . Myrmecophaga is monotypic. The name derives from the Greek for “anteater.” The generic synonymy is modified from Gardner (2007).