Protonym: Leptomyrmex wheeleri
| Authorship | Donisthorpe, 1948d: 600 |
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| Forms | w.m. |
| Bioregion | Australasia |
| Locality | NEW GUINEA (Indonesia) |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: 3 syntype workers, 1 syntype male. Primary type locality: workers Indonesia: Irian Jaya “Dutch New Guinea”), Maffin Bay, vii.1944, viii.1944 (E.S. Ross), male Maffin Bay, 20.vi.1944 (E.S. Ross). Primary type depositories: BMNH, CASC. |
| Type notes | Lucky & Ward, 2010: 34, cite 5 worker syntypes, but original description says only 3 workers were represented. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Leptomyrmex wheeleri | Species |
Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Leptomyrmex fragilis (Smith, 1859)
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Original combination |