Protonym: Odontomachus cupreus
Authorship França et al., 2024: 89, figs. 25B, 27A, 32B, 78, 81, 82
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality BRAZIL (São Paulo)
Etymology The specific epithet cupreus (from the Latin word cupreum = copper, meaning “of copper”) is a Latin singular masculine adjective in the nominative case and refers to the reddish-brown color of individuals of this species resembling copper.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Brazil: São Paulo: São José do Rio Preto, UNESP-Jardim, 19.x.1977, 1510, Coll. Diniz (L. Amorim). Primary type depository: DZUP. Primary type specimen: DZUP591299.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 8 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: DZUP, INPA, MZSP. Secondary type specimens: DZUP591300, DZUP591301, DZUP549106, DZUP591894, DZUP591895, DZUP591896, HYM-INPA 034967, HYM-INPA 034968.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Odontomachus cupreus Species Valid Original combination