Melophorus andersenioides Heterick et al., 2017 valid
Melophorus andersenioides Heterick et al., 2017: 149, fig. 27 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia). Australasia.
Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype minor worker. Primary type locality: Australia: New South Wales, 40 mi. N Warren, 23.xii.1963, ANIC ants vial 68.156 (B.B. Lowery). Primary type depository: ANIC. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 7 paratype major workers, 3 paratype media workers, 6 paratype minor workers. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype major, 1 paratype minor worker with same data as holotype, 1 paratype major, 2 paratype media, 2 paratype minor workers Queensland, Grantham, 24.i.1957, ANIC ants vial 68.209 (B.B. Lowery), 3 paratype major, 1 paratype media, 1 paratype minor workers Queensland, Warwick, 4.i.1966 (B.B. Lowery), 1 paratype major worker Western Australia, ROC lease, Eneabba, 10-16.iv.1997, plot 77AS (L. Bisevac & B.E. Heterick), 1 paratype major, 2 paratype minor workers Western Australia, Nerren Nerren Station, 26.ix.-19.x.1994, NE4, WAQM/CALM survery, Carnarven Basin (M.S. Harvey & J.M. Waldock). Secondary type depositories: ANIC, BMNH, MCZC, QMBA, WAMP.
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