This history item belongs to †Sphecomyrma freyi Wilson & Brown, 1967

Its current taxon owner(s) is †Sphecomyrma freyi

[Note: the designation of a neotype by Grimaldi et al., 1997: 12, appears to be incorrect as Wilson et al., 1967: 8, 9, describe a paratype worker, which should have become the lectotype following the destruction of the original holotype.] 

[Note: the designation of a neotype by {ref 131403}: 12, appears to be incorrect as {ref 130410}: 8, 9, describe a paratype worker, which should have become the lectotype following the destruction of the original holotype.]
  • Item type: taxt
  • Created at: 2023-08-11
  • Updated at: 2023-08-11
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†Sphecomyrma freyi Species Valid
Other history items belonging to Sphecomyrma freyi
#270022 Neotype designation: Grimaldi et al., 1997: 12.
#311007 (selected) [Note: the designation of a neotype by Grimaldi et al., 1997: 12, appears to be incorrect as Wilson et al., 1967: 8, 9, describe a paratype worker, which should have become the lectotype following the destruction of the original holotype.]
#270023 Status as species: Burnham, 1979: 108; Keilbach, 1982: 277; Bolton, 1995b: 392; Grimaldi et al., 1997: 4, 12 (redescription); Engel & Grimaldi, 2005: 7 (in key), 9; Barden, 2017: 2.