Protonym: Rhopalothrix (Rhopalothrix) elegans
| Authorship | Mann, 1921: 467, fig. 25 |
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| Forms | w. |
| Bioregion | Oceania |
| Locality | FIJI (Viti Levu) |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Sarnat & Economo, 2012: 76). Primary type locality: lectotype Fiji Is: Viti Levu, Nadarivatu, 1915-16 (W.M. Mann). Primary type depository: USNM. |
| Secondary type information | Secondary type material: 18 paralectotype workers, 2 paralectotype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MCZC, USNM. |
| Type notes | 1) Number of syntypes not originally stated but Taylor, 1980b: 235, remarked that he examined 6 syntypes in MCZC, and 16 in USNM. 2) Taylor, 1980b also mentioned that a queen was present among the USNM syntypes (not mentioned in the original description). 3) Sarnat & Economo, 2012: 76, cite 18 worker, 2 queen paralectotypes (4w MCZC, 14w, 2q USNM). |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Eurhopalothrix elegans | Species |
Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Eurhopalothrix emeryi (Forel, 1912)
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| Rhopalothrix elegans | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Eurhopalothrix elegans (Mann, 1921)
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Original combination |