Protonym: Rhopalothrix mandibularis
Authorship Guerrero & Grajales-Andica, 2024: 141, figs. 2, 7
Forms w.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality COLOMBIA
Etymology The name refers to the long mandibles of the worker, a trait not found in any other species in the isthmica clade.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Colombia: Quindío, Armenia, Sena, 4.56931°N, 75.64347°W, 1565 m a.s.l.; 18.ii.2020, ex sifted leaf litter, gallery forest {A.F. Grajales-Andica & D.R. García-Cárdenas). Primary type depository: CBUMAG. Primary type specimen: CBUMAG: ENT: 35947.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 4 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype; 1 paratype worker Quindío, Armenia, Parque de la Vida, 4.54614°N, 75.65933°W, 1515 m a.s.l., 8.x.2020, ex sifted leaf litter, gallery forest (A.F. Grajales-Andica & D.R. García-Cárdenas); 1 paratype worker, Quindío, Armenia, Yulima, 4.5515°N, 75.671°W, 1485 m a.s.l., 8.ii.2020, ex sifted leaf litter, gallery forest (A.F. Grajales-Andica & D.R. García-Cárdenas); 1 paratype worker, Valle del Cauca, Vda. El Tenjo, Finca La Alejandría, 3.51667°N, 76.16667°W, 1703 m a.s.l., viii.2006, ex sifted leaf litter (Grupos Hormigas U. V.). Secondary type depositories: CIUQ, MUSENUV. Secondary type specimens: CIUQ-025287, CIUQ-025288, CIUQ-025289, MUSENUV HOR 008.
Type notes One of the paratype depositories is presumably CIUQ, a depository abbreviation not listed in the publication.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Rhopalothrix mandibularis Species Valid Original combination