Melissotarsus emeryi pilipes Santschi, 1914 junior synonym of current valid taxon Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907
Melissotarsus emeryi var. pilipes Santschi, 1914b: 71 (w.) KENYA. Afrotropic.
Primary type information: Primary type material: 6 syntype workers. Primary type localities: 1 worker Kenya (“Afrique orientale anglaise”): Taveta, 750 m., st. n. 65, iii.1912 (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel) (invalid restriction of type locality by Wheeler, 1922: 823; no lectotype designated); 5 workers Tanzania (“Afrique orientale allemande”): Mt Kilimanjaro, vic. Bismarckhügel, 2740 m., st. no. 70, iii.1912 (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel). Primary type depository: NHMB. Primary type specimen: CASENT0913016.
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