Protonym: Ponera adumbrans
Authorship Csősz & Fisher, 2023: 6, fig. 3A-C, table 2
Forms w.
Bioregion Malagasy
Locality SEYCHELLES IS (Silhouette I.)
Etymology The specific name "adumbrans" is a Latin singular present active participle in the nominative case that means “obscuring or silhouetting.” It refers to the obscure origin of this species in the Malagasy region and the type locality, Silhouette Island.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Seychelles: Silhouette Island, on ridge toward Mont Corgat, -4.49537, 55.23946, alt. 445 m, forest, sifted litter, leaf mold, rotten wood, 28.i.2010, collection code: BLF23554 (B.L. Fisher et al.). Primary type depository: CASC. Primary type specimen: CASENT0160838.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 6 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype but with collection codes BLF23554, BLF23458, BLF23434, BLF23254, BLF24028. Secondary type depository: CASC. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0160837, CASENT0160840, CASENT0159923, CASENT0159088, CASENT0159966, CASENT0158808, CASENT0159375.
Type notes Csősz & Fisher, 2023 cite 6 paratype workers but give 7 paratype specimen codes and 7 paratype collection codes.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Ponera adumbrans Species Valid Original combination