Protonym: Hylomyrma marielleae
Authorship Ulysséa, 2021: 77, figs. 51, 52, 80C, 85
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality BRAZIL (Pará)
Etymology The epithet marielleae is a Latin noun in the genitive case created by adding the singular Latin genitive case suffix -ae to the first name of a female person. This species is named in honor of Marielle Franco (1979–2018), born Marielle Francisco da Silva.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Brazil: PA[Pará], Primavera, PBA-Projeto Primavera, 1°02′48″S, 47°9′25″W, 16–26.xi.2013, Área/Winkler A/01 (M. Souza). Primary type depository: MZSP. Primary type specimen: MZSP67394.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 10 paratype workers, 2 paratype queens. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype worker Brazil: AC[Acre], Mâncio Lima, P.N. da Serra do Divisor, 245m, 7°26′58.81″S, 73°39′37.83″W, 15-18.xi.2016 (R.M. Feitosa, T.S. Silva & A.C. Ferreira); 1 paratype queen Brazil: TO[Tocantins] Araguacema, Senhor do Bonfim, 08°40′20″S, 49°25′53″W, 16-30.xi.2005, Semidecídua, Winkler (Silva R.R. & Feitosa R.M.); with same data as previous except: 1 paratype worker Winkler 7, 1 paratype worker Winkler 6, 1 paratype worker Babaçulândia, 07°02′19″S, 47°52′03.4″W, 01-09.vi.2005, Winkler 13 (Silva R.R. & Feitosa R.M.); with same data as previous except: 1 paratype worker Winkler 16, 1 paratype queen Winkler 12, 1 paratype worker Winkler 4; 2 paratype workers Brazil: RO[Rondônia], Porto Velho, Área Abunã, A9P4, 09°38′03.3″S, 65°26′23.9″W, 17-27.vii.2013 (Mazão G.R. & Probst R.S.); 1 paratype worker with same data as previous except Área Mutum, M7P2, 09°35′41.6″S, 65°03′54.2″W, 03.iii.2015, winkler 1; 1 paratype worker Brazil: MT[Mato Grosso], Diamantino, Faz. Junqueira Vilela, 11km NE casa, 17-18.vii.1973 (W.L. Brown). Secondary type depositories: DZUP, MCZC, MZSP, USNM. Secondary type specimens: MZSP67395 to MZSP67400, MZHY106.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Hylomyrma marielleae Species Valid Original combination