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Protonym: Hylomyrma peetersi
Authorship Ulysséa, 2021: 86, figs. 57, 80D, 89
Forms w.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality GUYANA
Etymology The epithet peetersi is a Latin noun in the genitive case created by adding the singular Latin genitive case suffix -i to the last name of a male person. This species is named in honor of our friend and colleague Dr. Christian Paul Peeters (1956–2020).
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Guyana: [Cuyuni-Mazaruni], Mt. Ayanganna Falls Camp, 1134m, 59°57.563′W, 5°22.332′N, 11.x.2002, 1° forest, litter sample, JSL021011-01-LS06 (T.R. Schultz, J. LaPolla, C.J. Marshall, R. Williams). Primary type depository: USNM. Primary type specimen: USNMENT00413223.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 8 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype except JSL021011-01-LS13; 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype except JSL021011-01-LS09; 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype except JSL021011-01-LS07; 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype except JSL021011-01-LS18; 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype except JSL021011-01-LS14; 1 paratype worker Mt. Ayanganna Base Camp, 732m, 59°55.486′W, 5°20.063′N, 9.x.2002, forest, litter sample, JSL021009-03-LS07 (J.S. LaPolla); 1 paratype worker Mt. Ayanganna Cloud Forest, 1300m, 59°57.969′W, 5°22.483′N, 13.x.2002, litter sample, JSL021013-01-LS10 (T.R. Schultz, J. LaPolla, C.J. Marshall, R. Williams); 1 paratype worker with same data as previous except JSL021013-01-LS18. Secondary type depositories: DZUP, MCZC, MZSP, USNM. Secondary type specimen: USNMENT00413369, USNMENT00413299, USNMENT00413243, USNMENT00413433, USNMENT00413373 (MZHY194), USNMENT00441070, USNMENT00413807, USNMENT00413896.
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