Protonym: Ponera laevigata
Authorship Smith, 1858a: 98
Forms w.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality BRAZIL (Amazonas)
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Troya & Lattke, 2022: 42). Primary type locality: Brazil: Amazonas, Ega (= Tefé), [3.3°S, 64.7°W, 57m] “58/6” (H.W. Bates). Primary type depository: BMNH. Primary type specimen: BMNH(E)1015554 (CASENT0902510) (lectotype).
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: BMNH.
Type notes BMNH accessions register gives: “1858 no. 6. Amazon (Ega on the Riv.). Purchased of Stevens” (Bolton (unpublished notes) 1978).
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Euponera laevigata Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Neoponera laevigata (Smith, 1858)
Neoponera laevigata Species Valid
Ponera laevigata Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Neoponera laevigata (Smith, 1858)
Original combination