AntCat
Protonym: Lepisiota mayri
Authorship Wachkoo et al., 2021: 235, figs. 19-21
Forms w.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality INDIA (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand)
Etymology The species is named in honor of Gustav Mayr, author of Lepisiota capensis to which it has been a homonym.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: India: Himachal Pradesh, Andretta, 32.0744° N, 76.5856° E, 940 m, 21.vi.2010 (Aijaz A. Wachkoo. Primary type depository: PUAC.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 45 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 12 paratype workers with same data as holotype; 7 paratype workers Himachal Pradesh, Baijnath, 32.0527° N, 76.6500° E, 1125 m, 17.vi.2010 (Aijaz A. Wachkoo); 6 paratype workers Himachal Pradesh, Kotla, 31.8821° N, 75.9963° E, 500 m, 13.x.2008 (Aijaz A. Wachkoo); 2 paratype workers Himachal Pradesh, Nahan, 760 m, 30.5596° N, 77.2960° E, 27.viii.2009 (Aijaz A. Wachkoo); 1 paratype worker Himachal Pradesh, Renuka, 30.6083° N, 77.4615° E, 600 m, 8.v.2009 (Aijaz A. Wachkoo); 5 paratype workers Himachal Pradesh, Terrace, 31.9234° N, 75.9294° E, 420 m, 24.v.2009 (Aijaz A. Wachkoo); 3 paratype workers Uttarakhand, Forest Research Institute, 30.3416° N, 77.9903° E, 640 m, 2.ix.2009 (Aijaz A. Wachkoo); 8 paratype workers Uttarakhand, Rajaji Forest Area, 30.2483° N, 77.9878° E, 660 m, 21.v.2010 (Aijaz A. Wachkoo); 1 paratype worker Uttarakhand, Selaqui, 30.3720° N, 77.8605° E, 670 m, 24.v.2010 (Aijaz A. Wachkoo). Secondary type depositories: NHMUK, PUAC.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
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