Protonym: Camponotus daraina
Authorship Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 74, figs. 14A, 51
Forms s.w.
Bioregion Malagasy
Locality MADAGASCAR
Etymology The species name daraina is a singular non-Latin noun used in apposition and refers to the type locality.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker (caste not indicated). Primary type locality: Madagascar: Province Antsiranana, Forêt de Binara, 9.1 km 233° SW Daraina, -13.26333, 49.60333, 725 m, rainforest, ex rotten log, 3.xii.2003, collection code: BLF09678 (B.L. Fisher et al.). Primary type depository: CAS. Primary type specimen: CASENT0077433.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paratype major worker, 5 paratype minor workers. Secondary type locality: 1 paratype major worker with same data as holotype; 5 paratype minor workers with same data as holotype except collection code BLF09664. Secondary type depositories: CAS, MHNG, MSNG, NHMUK, PBZT. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0077671, CASENT0835653, CASENT0077673, CASENT0077670, CASENT0077673, CASENT0809930 (major worker).
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Camponotus daraina Species Valid Original combination