Protonym: Ponera alpha
Authorship Taylor, 1967a: 38, figs. 23, 24
Forms w.q.l.
Bioregion Australasia
Locality NEW GUINEA (Papua New Guinea)
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Papua New Guinea: Kunai Creek, 1300 m., SW side of Bulolo River valley, nr Wau, vi.1962, RWT acc. 1966, leafmold berlesate (R.W. Taylor). Primary type depository: MCZC.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 35 paratype workers, 6 paratype queens. Secondary type locality: 31 paratype workers, 3 paratype queens with same data as holotype, 4 paratype workers, 3 paratype queens with same data as holotype but RWT acc. 1925. Secondary type depositories: AMNH, ANIC, BMNH, BPBM, CASC, MCZC, MHNG, MNHN, MSNG, USNM.
Type notes Paratypes also in YPC; whereabouts unknown.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Ponera alpha Species Valid Original combination