Protonym: Holcomyrmex abyssinicus
Authorship Forel, 1894b: 83
Forms w.
Bioregion Afrotropic
Locality ETHIOPIA
Primary type information Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated). Primary type locality: Ethiopia (“Südabessinien”): (no further data) (A. Ilg). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Type notes The lectotype proposed by Sharaf et al., 2016a: 9, with the data Eritrea: Ghinda, iii.1906 (Escherich), is invalid and must be set aside as it is not from the original type-series (wrong locality, collection date too late, wrong collector).
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Holcomyrmex abyssinicus Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Trichomyrmex abyssinicus (Forel, 1894)
Original combination
Trichomyrmex abyssinicus Species Valid