Protonym: Macromischa skwarrae
| Authorship | Wheeler, 1931b: 10 |
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| Forms | w.q. |
| Bioregion | Neotropic |
| Locality | MEXICO (Morelos) |
| Etymology | Matronym, named for Elizabeth Skwarra, who collected the type series. |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Prebus, 2021b: 170). Primary type locality: lectotype Mexico: Morelos, Cuernavaca, 26.vi.1929, in Tillandsia circinnata (E. Skwarra). Primary type depository: MCZC. Primary type specimen: MCZENT00016358. |
| Secondary type information | Secondary type material: 2 paratype workers, 1 paralectotype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: AMNH, MCZC, USNM. Secondary type specimens: MCZENT00577117 (MCZC; dealate queen); FoCol0411 (SMND; worker), FoCol0412 (SMND; teneral worker); USNMENT00532047 (USNM; worker/s). |
| Type notes | 1) Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 504, records as syntypes 16 workers, 1 queen. 2) Prebus, 2021b: 170, also records a depository SMND, which is not represented in his list of depositories (pp. 10-11). |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Macromischa skwarrae | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Temnothorax skwarrae (Wheeler, 1931)
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Original combination |
| Temnothorax skwarrae | Species | Valid |