| Authorship |
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022:
171, figs. 15B, 25A, 29B, 30B, 75
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| Forms |
s.w. |
| Bioregion |
Malagasy |
| Locality |
MADAGASCAR |
| Etymology |
The species name tapia is non-Latin singular noun used in apposition and refers to the Malagasy name for Uapaca in reference to the type of habitat where the ant was most frequently found. |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker (caste not indicated). Primary type locality: Madagascar: Province Fianarantsoa, Forêt d’Atsirakambiaty, 7.6 km 285° WNW Itremo, -20.59333, 46.56333, 1550 m, grassland, under stone, 22-26.i.2003, collection code: BLF07214 (B.L. Fisher, C.E. Griswold et al.). Primary type depository: CAS. Primary type specimen: CASENT0493939. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 5 paratype minor workers, 1 paratype major worker. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: CAS, MHNG, MSNG, NHMUK, PBZT. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0826114, CASENT0826115, CASENT0493938, CASENT0837568, CASENT0837569, CASENT0493942 (major). |
