Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype minor worker (by designation of
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 104). Primary type locality: lectotype Madagascar: Forêt d’Andrangoloaka (
F. Sikora). Primary type depository:
MHNG. Primary type specimen:
CASENT0101335 (lectotype).
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: paralectotype minor and major workers (number not stated), paralectotype queen, paralectotype male. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository:
MHNG. Secondary type specimens:
CASENT0101851 (major worker),
CASENT0101629 (queen),
CASENT0101759 (male). (Source:
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 104.)
Type notes:
This taxon is captioned as a species, but the text states, “Forme intermédiaire entre la race hova et la variété hovoides”.