Protonym: Formica (Formica) knighti
Authorship Buren, 1944a: 303
Forms w.
Bioregion Nearctic
Locality U.S.A. (Iowa)
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Iowa, nr Bonaparte, 13.vii.1941 (W.F. Buren). Primary type depository: USNM.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: paratype workers (number not stated, “numerous”). Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: ISUI, LACM, MZSP, USNM. Secondary type specimens: MZSP0083637, MZSP0083638.
Type notes 1) Buren, 1944a says paratypes are also in the collections of “other institutions and individuals”, without specification. 2) Ulysséa et al., 2025: Table S1, cite 2 paratype workers in MZSP, but with collection date 18.vii.1941.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Formica knighti Species Valid Original combination