Protonym: Basiceros tumucumaquensis
Authorship Probst & Brandão, 2022: 65, figs. 26-28, 32
Forms w.m.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality BRAZIL (Amapá)
Etymology The species name tumucumaquensis is masculine and a Latin singular adjective in the Nominative, paying homage to the Tumucumaque Mountains National Park (PNMT), type locality and protection area named after the Tumuc-Humac mountain range in the states of Pará and Amapá. The PNMT is Brazil’s largest national park and one of the world’s largest protected tropical forests.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Brazil: Amapá, PNMT, 1.242333 -52.419778 ±10m, 132m, 25.xii.2018, R. Probst & O. Guilherme cols. (R. S. Probst #678). Primary type depository: MZSP. Primary type specimen: CASENT0647157.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 9 paratype workers, 1 paratype male. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: DZUP, JTL, MCZ, MPEG, MZSP. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0647158 to CASENT0647166, CASENT0647167 (male).
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Basiceros tumucumaquensis Species Valid Original combination