Ponera pilosula
Smith, 1858
an obsolete combination of Platythyrea pilosula (Smith, 1858)
Ponera pilosula
Smith, 1858a:
95 (w.)
BRAZIL.
Neotropic.
Primary type information:
Type-material: 2 syntype workers. Type-locality: Brazil: (no further data). Type-depository: BMNH.
Type notes:
A remounted worker in BMNH is labelled “type” and has a red disc. Apart from this the specimen has only a square of yellow paper and the label “Smith coll. Presented by Mrs Farren White.” A second worker, that has not been remounted, has the same labels but lacks the “type” disc, and has a white rectangular label “Frstrm.” Type-locality given by Smith is merely “Brazil.” This is absent from both specimens. It is perhaps best to regard both specimens as syntypes.
Citations
- Smith, F. 1858a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. PDF