Protonym: Myrmecocystus melliger subsp. mendax
| Authorship | Wheeler, 1908g: 351, fig. 4 |
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| Forms | w.q.m. |
| Bioregion | Nearctic |
| Locality | U.S.A. (Colorado) |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Snelling, 1976: 38). Primary type locality: lectotype U.S.A.: Colorado, Mt Washington, nr Colorado Springs, 19.vii.1903 (W.M. Wheeler). Primary type depository: AMNH. |
| Secondary type information | Secondary type material: paralectotype workers, paralectotype queens, paralectotype males (numbers not stated). Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: AMNH, LACM, MCZC. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Myrmecocystus melliger mendax | Subspecies |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, 1908
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Original combination |
| Myrmecocystus mendax | Species | Valid |