Protonym: Neoponera vejestoria
Authorship Fiorentino et al., 2023: 2, figs. 1, 2, S1-S3
Forms w.
Locality DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Dominican Amber, Miocene)
Etymology The name is derived from the Spanish vernacular word “vejestorio,” an informal way to refer to an old person or object. The specific epithet is a feminized, non Latinized adjective placed in apposition, thus invariant.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Dominican Republic, northern mines of Santiago Province, in early Miocene (Burdigalian) amber (ca. 16 Ma). Primary type depository: MNHNSD. Primary type specimen: MNHNSD FOS 18.01.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Neoponera vejestoria Species Valid Original combination