Protonym: Myrmica longispinosa
Authorship Mayr, 1868c: 87, pl. 4, fig. 86
Forms w.
Locality POLAND (Baltic Amber, Eocene)
Etymology From a combination of the Latin words longus = long, and spinosa = thorny, to describe the obviously long propodeal spines.
Primary type information Primary type material: neotype worker (by designation of Radchenko, 2023c: 634). Primary type locality: Poland: Baltic amber, late Eocene, Priabonian age, 37.8-33.9 Ma. Primary type depository: SIZK. Primary type specimen: No. JDC 8606 (neotype). (Source: Radchenko, 2023c: 631, 634.)
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Myrmica longispinosa Species Valid Original combination