Protonym: Myrmecocystus mexicanus var. melanoticus
| Authorship | Wheeler, 1914c: 57 |
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| Forms | w.m. |
| Bioregion | Nearctic |
| Locality | MEXICO (Hidalgo) |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Snelling, 1976: 118). Primary type locality: lectotype Mexico: Hidalgo, Pachuca, 1913 (W.M. Mann). Primary type depository: MCZC. |
| Secondary type information | Secondary type material: 7 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype male. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: LACM, MCZC. |
| Type notes | 1) Original description cites 8 worker, 1 male syntypes. 2) Snelling, 1976: 118, excludes specimens in USNM from the type-series. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Myrmecocystus melanoticus | Species | Valid | |
| Myrmecocystus mexicanus melanoticus | Subspecies |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Myrmecocystus melanoticus Wheeler, 1914
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Original combination |