Hypoponera abyssinica (Santschi, 1938) unresolved junior homonym, junior synonym of current valid taxon Hypoponera jeanneli (Santschi, 1935)
Ponera (Hypoponera) jeannebi st. abyssinica [sic] Santschi, 1938b: 80, fig. 2 (w.q.) Note: jeannebi is a misspelling of Hypoponera jeanneli. ETHIOPIA. Afrotropic.
Primary type information: Primary type material: 1 syntype worker, 2 syntype queens. Primary type locality: Ethiopia (“Abyssinia”): Scoia, Let Marefia, vii.1887 (Ragazzi) (sent by Menozzi). Primary type depository: NHMB. Type notes: 1) Syntype worker lost, not in NHMB (Bolton & Fisher, 2011: 62). 2) Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 136, cites 1 queen syntype in NHMB.
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