Protonym: Aphaenogaster bressleri
Authorship Csősz & Fisher, 2021: 15, figs. 8A-C
Forms w.
Bioregion Malagasy
Locality MADAGASCAR
Etymology The specific epithet is a patronym referring to the late Dr. Barry Lee Bressler, retired physicist, former adjunct professor of physics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and amateur naturalist, in recognition of his interest in myrmecology and his support for research on ants.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Madagascar: Toamasina, Reserve Betampona, Camp Vohitsivalana, 37.1 km. 338° Toamasina, -17.88667°, 49.2025°, 520 m., 1.xii.2005, BLF 13288b (B.L. Fisher, et al.). Primary type depository: CASC. Primary type specimen: CASENT0822137.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 6 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same data as holotype but BLF 13288. Secondary type depository: CASC. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0067574, CASENT0067682, CASENT0066999, CASENT0822138.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Aphaenogaster bressleri Species Valid Original combination