Protonym: Iridomyrmex melleus
Authorship Wheeler, 1908a: 151, pl. 12, figs. 15, 16
Forms w.q.m.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality PUERTO RICO
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Wild, 2007a: 68). Primary type locality: lectotype Puerto Rico: Monte Morales, iii.1906 (W.M. Wheeler). Primary type depository: MCZC.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 55 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MCZC, MHNG.
Type notes 1) Other original syntype localities: Puerto Rico: Arecibo, iii.1906 (W.M. Wheeler) (invalid restriction of type locality by Kempf, 1972b: 126; no lectotype designated), Puerto Rico: Utuado, Monte Mandios, Coamo Springs, and Vega Baja, all dated iii.1906 (W.M. Wheeler). 2) Shattuck, 1994: 126, cites ca 48 worker, 1 queen syntypes (ca 33w, 1q MCZC, 15w MHNG). 3) Neither Shattuck, 1994 nor Wild, 2007a mention syntype males.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Iridomyrmex melleum Species Unavailable misspelling
a misspelling of Iridomyrmex melleus Wheeler, 1908
Iridomyrmex melleus Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Linepithema melleus (Wheeler, 1908)
Original combination
Linepithema melleus Species Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Linepithema iniquum (Mayr, 1870)