Protonym: Odontomachus haematodus r. opaciventris
Authorship Forel, 1899b: 21, pl. 1, fig. 14
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality MEXICO (Tabasco), GUATEMALA, COSTA RICA, PANAMA, COLOMBIA
Etymology Combination of the Latin words opacus = shady, dark, obscure + venter = belly; probably referring to the gaster color and sculpturing, which is punctate, given to it a dark and opaque aspect.
Primary type information Primary type material: syntype workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated). Primary type localities: Mexico: Tabasco, Teapa (H.H. Smith), Guatemala: Cerro Zuníl, San Isidro, Pantaleon, and Mirandella (Champion), Costa Rica: Tuis (Pittier), Panama: Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion), Colombia: San Antonio, Don Diego (A. Forel). Primary type depositories: MHNG, NHMUK, NMNH, SMNK. Primary type specimens: USNM ENT00531648, GBIF-D/FoCol 0687, CASENT0907435, CASENT0900586.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Odontomachus haematodus opaciventris Subspecies Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Odontomachus opaciventris Forel, 1899
Original combination
Odontomachus opaciventris Species Valid