Protonym: Eurhopalothrix amati
Authorship Fiorentino et al., 2022: 3, figs. 2, 3, 4A,C
Forms w.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality COLOMBIA
Etymology We named this new species in honor of our mentor, friend and colleague Germán Amat, associate professor at the Institute of Natural Sciences of the National University of Colombia in Bogotá.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Colombia: Risaralda, Pereira. SFF El Otún Quimbaya, Vda. La Suiza Plantación Urapán 7, transecto 2, 04°43’55.91”N, 75°34’43.93”W, 1870 m, Winkler (M.F. Reina, L.E. Franco). Primary type depository: IAVH. Primary type specimen: IAvH-E-55017.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paratype worker. Secondary type locality: Colombia: Risaralda, Pereira, Vda. La Suiza, Fca. El Amparo de Niños, Bosque maduro 1, 04°44′47.86″N, 75°36′48.98″W, 1810 m, Winkler (E.L. Franco). Secondary type depository: IAVH. Secondary type specimen: IAvH-E -55018.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Eurhopalothrix amati Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Rhopalothrix amati (Fiorentino et al., 2022)
Original combination
Rhopalothrix amati Species Valid