Protonym: Probolomyrmex guineensis
Authorship Taylor, 1965d: 353, figs. 11, 12
Forms w.
Bioregion Afrotropic
Locality GUINEA
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Guinea: Nigorie, Kakoulima (F. Silvestri). Primary type depository: NHMB.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 2 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MHNG. Secondary type specimen: CASENT0101768.
Type notes 1) This taxon is based on 7 workers of Probolomyrmex filiformis Mayr, 1901b, sensu Santschi, 1914d: 312, misidentification. 2) Taylor, 1965d retrieved the 3 specimens described by Santschi; it is assumed the missing 4 are in Silvestri’s collection in DEUN.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Probolomyrmex guineensis Species Valid Original combination