Protonym: Macromischa pulchella
Authorship Emery, 1894d: 162
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality VIRGIN IS (St Thomas)
Etymology Morphological, from the Latin ‘pulchellus’ (= pretty little), in reference to the coloration and size of this species.
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Prebus, 2021b: 317). Primary type locality: lectotype Virgin Islands: St. Thomas I. (Eggers). Primary type depository: MSNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0904717 (lectotype).
Type notes Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 483, cites 1 worker, 1 queen syntypes in MSNG.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Macromischa pulchella Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Temnothorax pulchellus (Emery, 1894)
Original combination
Temnothorax pulchellus Species Valid