Protonym: Cardiocondyla semiargentea
Authorship Seifert, 2023a: 36, fig. 11
Forms w.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality INDONESIA (Sulawesi)
Etymology From semi (Latin) partly and argentum (Latin) silver; because of the less developed silvery pubescence on the head and mesosoma compared to Cardiocondyla argentea.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Indonesia: Sulawesi Utara, Danau Mooat, 1200 m, nr Kotamobagu, 23.x.1985 (no collector’s name). Primary type depository: BMNH.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 7 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 2 paratype workers with same data as holotype; 1 paratype worker Indonesia: 04, Sulawesi, Prov. Minasha, vic. Gunung Ambang, Donau Moaat, 0°44′ N, 124°27′ E, 800-1000 mH, 2.xii.2000, 543 (A.Schulz); 3 worker paratypes Indonesia: Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga-Bone N.P., 9-16.v.1985 (no collector’s name); 1 worker paratype with same data as previous except Fog 5, 400 m, 11.ii.1985, BMNH Plot C (no collector’s name). Secondary type depositories: BMNH, SMNG.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Cardiocondyla semiargentea Species Valid Original combination