Protonym: Asphinctanilloides amazona
| Authorship | Brandão et al., 1999: 31, figs. 9, 10, 18, 25, 36-39, 68-74 |
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| Forms | w. |
| Bioregion | Neotropic |
| Locality | BRAZIL (Amazonas) |
| Etymology | The Latin word amazon (genitive amazonis) is a 3rd decl. feminine noun as it stands; the terminal –a is superfluous. It can stand as a (misunderstood) noun in apposition. |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Brazil: Amazonas, 4832, ca 70 km. N Manaus, Fazenda Esteio, Reserva 1202 (02°24’50’’S, 59°52’11’’W), ZF 23 Road, km. 28, Projecto Dinâmica Biológia de Fragmentos Florestais, INPA/Smithsonian, 12.xi.1993, soil sample M14, #1003 (A.B. Casimiro). Primary type depository: INPA. |
| Secondary type information | Secondary type material: 7 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: AMNH, BMNH, CPDC, MCZC, MZSP. Secondary type specimen: CASENT0104669. |
| Type notes | There is a paratype worker in the Donat Agosti collection housed at MHNG. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Asphinctanilloides amazona | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Leptanilloides amazonus (Brandão et al., 1999)
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Original combination |
| Leptanilloides amazonus | Species | Valid |