Protonym: Atta (Acromyrmex) octospinosa var. echinatior
Authorship Forel, 1899d: 34
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality PANAMA
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Schultz et al., 1998: 461). Primary type locality: lectotype Guatemala: Vera Paz, Senahu, El Reposo, Zapota, 800 ft (Champion). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: paralectotype workers (number not stated). Secondary type locality: same data as lectotype and from other original syntype localities. Secondary type depository: MHNG.
Type notes Other original syntype localities: Mexico: Chihuahua, Montezuma (Cockerell), Costa Rica: Volcán de Irazu (Rogers), Panama: Volcán de Chiriqui, Bugaba (Champion) (invalid restriction of type locality by Wheeler, 1937c: 72 (in text); no lectotype designated).
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Acromyrmex echinatior Species Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich, 1793)
Atta octospinosa echinatior Subspecies Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Acromyrmex echinatior (Forel, 1899)
Original combination