Protonym: Aphaenogaster makay
Authorship Csősz & Fisher, 2021: 22, figs. 10A-C
Forms w.
Bioregion Malagasy
Locality MADAGASCAR
Etymology This species is named after its type locality, the Makay Massif. The orthography of a proper noun is unchangeable and does not depend on the generic name in which the epithet is used.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Madagascar: Toliara, Makay Mts, -21.21836°, 45.3106°, 510 m., 24.xi.2010, BLF 25202 (B.L. Fisher, et al.). Primary type depository: CASC. Primary type specimen: CASENT0208632.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 2 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype but BLF 25203, 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype but -21.25864°, 45.16412°, 8.xii.2010, BLF 25750. Secondary type depository: CASC. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0210947, CASENT0205704.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Aphaenogaster makay Species Valid Original combination