Protonym: Camponotus tapia
Authorship Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 171, figs. 15B, 25A, 29B, 30B, 75
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 (Fisher, 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).
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Camponotus tapia Species Valid Original combination