Protonym: Megalomyrmex peetersi
Authorship do Prado & Adams, 2020: 3, figs. 1-6
Forms w.eq.m.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality COSTA RICA
Etymology The species was named in honor of the myrmecologist, Dr. Christian Peeters (1956–2020).
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Costa Rica: Heredia, La Selva Biological Station, 50–150 m, 10°260' N 84°010' W, iv.1994, INBio-OET, baiting study, NNB/PLT/02 (N. Barger & J. Longino). Primary type depository: MZSP. Primary type specimen: INBIOCRI001242851.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 6 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories and specimens: DZUP: INBIOCRI001242857; MPEG: INBIOCRI001242858; MZSP: INBIOCRI001242849, INBIOCRI001242850, INBIOCRI001242854, INBIOCRI001242856.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Megalomyrmex peetersi Species Valid Original combination