Protonym: †Vulcanidris
| Authorship | Lepeco et al., 2025: 2 |
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| Type name | Type-species: †Vulcanidris cratensis, by monotypy. |
| Etymology | The genus name honors the family Vulcano, including Maria Aparecida Vulcano, who has assembled a very important Crato collection bearing her name, recently donated to MZSP. The genus name has the Greek word ‘‘idris’’ as a suffix, meaning ‘‘the provident one’’ (i.e., an ant), which has often been used for naming ant genera. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| †Vulcanidris | Genus | Valid |