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transfers it to the said genus, an opinion accepted by 
Wheeler (1931). Unfortunately the name was preoccupied 
by Macromischa petiolata Mayr (1868, “Die Ameisen des 
baltischen Bernstein” ) . It is true that Mayr’s species was 
transferred by Wheeler (1914) to a new genus, Noto- 
myrmica, but the necessary application of the rules of 
nomenclature forces us nevertheless to reject any homonym, 
even in the case of so well established a species. 
Therefore, I suggest that this species bear the name 
of the celebrated Myrmecologist. I hope, nevertheless, that 
in the near future, when a better knowledge of the main- 
land Macromischa allows us to include them in another 
genus, Forel’s species may again bear its original name. 
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Mann, W. M. 1920. Additions to the Ant Fauna of the 
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Mayr, G. 1868. Die Ameisen des Baltischen Bernstein. 
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