Protonym: Tapinoma onaele
Authorship Shakur et al., 2024: 2, figs. 1, 2
Forms w.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality INDIA (Karnataka, Kerala)
Etymology The specific epithet “onaele” refers to leaf litter in the Kannada language of the type localities, reflecting the nesting habitat of this species. This term is used to draw attention to the importance of maintaining the leaf litter in the coffee plantations, a crucial microhabitat in sustaining the local myrmecofauna.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: India: Karnataka, Kodagu district, Virajpet, 12.181754°N, 75.814091°E (±10 m), 917 m alt., leaf litter extraction, 2.ii.2021 (Mohammad Abdus Shakur). Primary type depository: IISC.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 16 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 2 paratype workers India: Karnataka, Bengaluru urban district, IISc Bangalore, 13.019865°N, 77.567646°E (±30 m), 939 m alt., hand collection, 23.i.2023 & 24.i.2023 (no collector’s name); 12 paratype workers with same data as previous but 13.019865°N, 77.567646°E, 10.ii.2024 & 11.ii.2024 (Mohammad Abdus Shakur); 1 paratype worker India: Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada district, Puttur, 12.760601°N, 75.2050073°E (±30 m), 115 m alt., hand collection, 9.xii.2023 (no collector’s name); 1 paratype worker India: Kerala, Palakkad district, Palakkad, 10.782537°N, 76.652701°E (±30 m), 120 m alt., hand collection, 24.ii.2024 (Paul Mangaly). Secondary type depositories: GKVK, IISC.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Tapinoma onaele Species Valid Original combination