Macromischa annectens Wheeler, 1931 an obsolete combination of Temnothorax annectens (Wheeler, 1931)
Macromischa annectens Wheeler, 1931b: 11 (w.) MEXICO (Morelos). Neotropic.
Primary type information: Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Prebus, 2021b: 94). Type-locality: lectotype Mexico: Morelos: Cuernavaca, 26.vi.1929, #Z867/Sk., ex Tillandsia circinnata, M.C.Z. co-type 2-3 16359 (E. Skwarra). Type-depository: MCZC. Type-specimen: MCZENT00561747 (bottom specimen on pin). (Source: Prebus, 2021b: 94.) Secondary type information: Paratype-material: 1 paralectotype worker, 2 paralectotype teneral workers. Paratype-locality: paralectotype worker with same data as lectotype; 2 paralectotype teneral workers with same data as lectotype except M.C.Z. co-type 4-5 16359. Paratype-depository: MCZC. Paratype-specimens: MCZENT00561747 (paralectotype worker; top specimen on same pin as lectotype), MCZENT00561746 (paralectotype teneral workers). (Source: Prebus, 2021b: 94.) Type notes: 1) Wheeler says this taxon was described from 3 specimens and Prebus records 4, but Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 422, had discovered 6 workers with the correct data. 2) Also in AMNH.
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