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. |