Protonym: Myrmecocystus melliger subsp. lomaensis
| Authorship | Wheeler, 1912e: 175 |
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| Forms | w.q. |
| Bioregion | Nearctic |
| Locality | U.S.A. (California) |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Snelling, 1976: 57). Primary type locality: lectotype U.S.A.: California, Point Loma, nr San Diego (P. Leonard). Primary type depository: AMNH. |
| Secondary type information | Secondary type material: 8 paralectotype workers, 2 paralectotype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: AMNH, MCZC, USNM. |
| Type notes | Original description cites 9 workers (including 3 repletes), 2 queen syntypes. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Myrmecocystus melliger lomaensis | Subspecies |
Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, 1908
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Original combination |