Protonym: Messor muraywahus
Authorship Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 319, fig. 6
Forms w.
Bioregion Afrotropic
Locality SAUDI ARABIA
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Saudi Arabia: Al-Muraywah, 28°45’N, 44°00’E, 28.x.1986 (W. Büttiker). Primary type depository: unknown (perhaps NHMB or WMLC).
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 2 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: unknown (perhaps NHMB or WMLC).
Type notes Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 301, say “All type material is housed in NHMB and duplicates placed in appropriate institutes and museums of the contributing countries”; this apparently was never done.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Messor muraywahus Species Valid Original combination