Protonym: Megalomyrmex fungiraptor
Authorship Boudinot et al., 2013: 35, figs. 17, 19, 115-118, 238
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality NICARAGUA
Etymology Stems are from Latin, meaning “fungus thief.” The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, and thus invariant.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Nicaragua: Reg. Autónoma del Atlántico Norte, PN Cerro Saslaya, 13.77036°N, 84.98102°W ±100 m., 320 m., 9.v.2011, tropical wet forest, at bait, LLAMA#Ba-D-02-1-01. Primary type depository: MCZC. Primary type specimen: CASENT0629661.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 9 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, CASC, INBC, JTLC, LACM, MSNG, MZSP, UCDC, USNM.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Megalomyrmex fungiraptor Species Valid Original combination