Protonym: Bothriomyrmex dimmocki
Authorship Wheeler, 1915b: 417
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Nearctic
Locality U.S.A. (Massachusetts)
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Shattuck, 1992c: 153). Primary type locality: lectotype U.S.A.: Massachusetts, Mt Tom, nr Springfield, 27.viii.1897 (G. Dimmock). Primary type depository: MCZC.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 4 paralectotype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MCZC.
Type notes 1) Original description cites 2 worker, 5 queen syntypes. 2) Cover & Rabeling, 2024: 128, state that the paralectotype queens belong to Tapinoma shattucki.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Bothriomyrmex dimmocki Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Tapinoma dimmocki (Wheeler, 1915)
Original combination
Tapinoma dimmocki Species Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Tapinoma sessile (Say, 1836)