Protonym: Aenictus seletarius
Authorship Wong & Guénard, 2016b: 37, figs. 2-6
Forms w.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality SINGAPORE
Etymology The species epithet is derived from the collection locality, Seletar forest, which contains some of Singapore’s last primary and old secondary habitats. The species epithet is a noun, and thus invariant.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Singapore: Seletar Trail, 1°23’N, 103°48’E, ca 40 m., 25.vii.2015, MW250715-1.1 (M.K.L. Wong). Primary type depository: LKCS. Primary type specimen: ANTWEB1009000.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 3 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: HKUC.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Aenictus seletarius Species Valid Original combination