Protonym: Ponera orba
Authorship Emery, 1915e: 7, fig. 4
Forms w.
Bioregion Afrotropic
Locality ERITREA
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Bolton & Fisher, 2011: 81). Primary type locality: lectotype Eritrea: Ghinda, ix.1914 (F. Silvestri). Primary type depository: MSNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0903908 (lectotype).
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MSNG.
Type notes The original description mentions 6 syntype workers; one is in NHMB (Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 136), the three not accounted for are presumed to be in the Silvestri collection at DEUN, and should also be regarded as paralectotypes (Bolton & Fisher, 2011: 81).
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Hypoponera orba Species Valid
Ponera orba Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Hypoponera orba (Emery, 1915)
Original combination