Protonym: Hylomyrma versuta
| Authorship | Kempf, 1973b: 253, fig. 6 |
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| Forms | w.q. |
| Bioregion | Neotropic |
| Locality | BELIZE, MEXICO (Veracruz) |
| Etymology | Versutus (Latin) = crafty, sly. Probably the name Hylomyrma versuta refers to the difficulty in identifying this species, given its similarity with Hylomyrma balzani, according to comments made by Kempf, 1973b. |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Belize (“British Honduras”): Belmopan, 7.viii.1972, second growth forest berlesate no. 244 (S. & J. Peck). Primary type depository: MCZC. Primary type specimen: MCZ-ENT00035424 MCZ35424. |
| Secondary type information | Secondary type material: 25 paratype workers, 6 paratype queens. Secondary type locality: 11 paratype workers, 4 paratype queens with same data as holotype, 2 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen Belize: Humming Bird Pass, 27 mi. NW Stann Creek, 19.viii.1972, berlesate no. 246 (S. & J. Peck), 9 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen Belize: Caves Branch, viii.1972 (S. & J. Peck), 3 paratype workers Mexico: Pueblo Nuevo, nr Tetzonapa, 14.viii.1953, no. 221, rainforest (E.O. Wilson). Secondary type depositories and specimens: MCZC: MCZENT00594551 MCZ35424, MCZ35424; MZSP: MZSP67454 to MZSP67460. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Hylomyrma versuta | Species | Valid | Original combination |