Protonym: Formica melanocephala
| Authorship | Fabricius, 1793: 353 |
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| Forms | w. |
| Bioregion | Neotropic |
| Locality | FRENCH GUIANA |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: neotype worker (by designation of Guerrero, 2018: 499). Primary type locality: neotype Colombia: Magdalena, Santa Marta, Calabazo, roadside to Pueblito-PNN Tayrona (11.2825°N, -74.0239°W), 22.i.2017, series RJG01286 (R. Guerrero). Primary type depository: ICNB. |
| Type notes | 1) Guerrero also designates 10 workers, 2 queens, 2 males from the same series as “paraneotypes”, a category not recognised by ICZN. 2) Original type data: worker(s) French Guiana: Cayenne, Mus. Dom. Bosc. (no collector’s name), no type material known to exist (Zimsen, 1964: 472). |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Formica melanocephala | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)
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Original combination |
| Tapinoma melanocephalum | Species | Valid |