Protonym: Meranoplus singularis
| Authorship | Smith, 1858a: 195, pl. 13, figs. 6-10 |
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| Forms | w. |
| Bioregion | Neotropic |
| Locality | BRAZIL (Amazonas) |
| Etymology | From Latin, “singularis”, different, rare, unusual. Smith possibly named this taxon—the first described for the genus—based on its peculiar morphology. (Source: Probst & Brandão, 2022: 63.) |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Brown & Kempf, 1960: 169 (in text), 175). Primary type locality: none given. Primary type depository: BMNH. Primary type specimen: CASENT0900940 |
| Type notes | 1) The original syntype queen was identified as a species of Trachymyrmex by Weber, 1950d: 5. 2) This queen was formally excluded from the type-series by Brown & Kempf, 1960: 169, 175. 3) In the redescription of the species (Smith, 1860c: 78), F. Smith gives “Hab. Ega (Brazil)”, accepted as type locality by Brown & Kempf, 1960: 175: hence type locality is Brazil: Amazonas, Ega (= Tefé) (H.W. Bates). |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Basiceros singularis | Species | Valid | |
| Meranoplus singularis | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Basiceros singularis (Smith, 1858)
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Original combination |