Protonym: Melophorus dicyrtos
Authorship Heterick et al., 2017: 178, fig. 35
Forms s.w.
Bioregion Australasia
Locality AUSTRALIA (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype minor worker. Primary type locality: Australia: Northern Territory, slopes above Baroalba Spring, 12.475S, 132.51E, 17.xi.1972, Acc. 72.1006, ANIC ants vial 38.92 (R.W. Taylor & J.E. Feehan). Primary type depository: ANIC.
Secondary type information Type-material: 6 paratype major workers, 4 paratype media workers, 7 paratype minor workers. Secondary type localities: 2 paratype major workers with same data as holotype, 3 paratype media workers with same data as holotype but 16.xi.1972, Acc. 72.1015, ANIC ants vial 38.104, 1 paratype major worker, 2 paratype minor workers Northern Territory, Gove Nhulumbuy, 1.xi.1972, Acc. 72.824, ANIC ants vial 15.198 (R.W. Taylor), 1 paratype major, 2 paratype minor workers Northern Territory, 22 km. SW Katherine, 26.x.1977 (P.J.M. Greenslade), 1 paratype major worker, 2 paratype minor workers Queensland, Torres Strait, Horn I., 10-27.vi.1974, no. HOR.64 (H. Heatwole & E. Cameron), 1 paratype major, 1 media, 1 paratype minor workers Western Australia, Yampi 2 Stn, Kimberley Area, v.2002 (C. Palmer). Secondary type depositories: ANIC, BMNH, MCZC, QMBA, WAMP.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Melophorus dicyrtos Species Valid Original combination