Protonym: Odontomachus simillimus
Authorship Smith, 1858a: 80, pl. 5, figs. 8, 9
Forms q.
Bioregion Oceania
Locality FIJI, SRI LANKA
Primary type information Primary type material: 2 syntype queens. Primary type localities: Sri Lanka (= Ceylon) (no further data), Fiji Is: (no further data). Primary type depository: BMNH. Primary type specimen: CASENT0900649.
Type notes 1) In BMNH there is a single, damaged queen from Sri Lanka (= Ceylon) which appears to be one of the original type-series, labelled “Ceylon. 50/56”. BMNH accessions register gives: “1850 no. 56 (June 17) Ceylon. Presented by Dr Joseph Hooker FRS.”. 2) In addition, BMNH has a single, headless, alate queen from Fiji, without further data, that is also most probably one of the original specimens. 3) B. Bolton can find no trace of any Smith material from these localities at OXUM (Bolton (unpublished notes) 1978).
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Odontomachus simillimus Species Valid Original combination