Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Pilosa: Myrmecophagidae) Author Gaudin, Timothy J. Author Hicks, Patrick Author Blanco, Yamil Di text Mammalian Species 2018 2018-04-12 50 956 1 13 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sey001 journal article 7827 10.1093/mspecies/sey001 5e679cdf-4a94-4299-a7d3-a75d4bcac1de 1545-1410 4573450 E859A537-D40B-420A-8832-A1F84E4286AB Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758 Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758:35 . Type species Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 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 . Nyrmecophaga Bechstein, 1801:1346 . Incorrect subsequent spelling of Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758 . Myrmecopha G. Fischer, 1803:333 . Incorrect subsequent spelling of Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758 . Myrmecophagus Gray, 1825:343 . Unjustified emendation of Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758 . Falcifer Rehn, 1900:576 . Type species Myrmecophaga jubata Linnaeus, 1766 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) .