Protonym: Plectroctena minor st. conjugata
| Authorship | Santschi, 1914e: 8 |
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| Forms | w.eq. |
| Bioregion | Afrotropic |
| Locality | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: 36 syntype workers, 1 syntype ergatoid queen. Primary type localities: 30 workers South Africa: Natal, Stamford Hill (I. Trägårdh) (invalid restriction of type locality by Wheeler, 1922: 785; no lectotype designated), 2 workers South Africa: Charlestown, 30.iv.1905 (I. Trägårdh), 5 workers South Africa: Zululand (I. Trägårdh). Primary type depositories: MCZC, MRAC, NHMB (perhaps also NHRS). |
| Type notes | 1) In the original description all specimens are cited as workers. 2) Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 139, cites 9 worker syntypes in NHMB. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Plectroctena conjugata | Species |
Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, 1858
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| Plectroctena minor conjugata | Subspecies |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Plectroctena conjugata Santschi, 1914
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Original combination |