Protonym: Leptanilloides improvisa
Authorship Brandão et al., 1999: 28, figs. 3, 4, 16, 22
Forms w.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality ECUADOR
Etymology Improvisa, a noun in apposition, meaning unexpected in Latin, referring to the fact this manuscript was almost ready when we found this unique specimen among other samples of Leptanilloides.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Ecuador: Volcán Cotopaxi, NNE Latacunga, Paramo Moss, 3350 m., 23.vi.1975, B-305, shrub litter (S. & J. Peck). Primary type depository: MCZC.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Leptanilloides improvisa Species Unavailable misspelling
a misspelling of Leptanilloides improvisus Brandão et al., 1999
Leptanilloides improvisus Species Valid Original combination