Protonym: Cardiocondyla elegans
Authorship Emery, 1869b: 21, pl. 1, fig. 10
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality ITALY
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Seifert, 2003a: 225). Primary type locality: lectotype Italy: Naples, Capodimonte, 18.vi.1866 (C. Emery). Primary type depository: MSNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0904460 (lectotype).
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 5 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same data as lectotype but lacking date. Secondary type depository: MHNG.
Type notes Original description also mentions syntype workers: Italy: Naples, Portici, and a syntype putative queen: Italy: Lucca (Haliday).
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Cardiocondyla elegans Species Valid Original combination