Protonym: Mycetomoellerius janildae
Authorship Dos Santos et al., 2025: 99, figs. 3-7, 10
Forms w.q.m.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality BRAZIL (Minas Gerais, Bahia)
Etymology Named in honor of Janilda Aparecida Assis dos Santos, the mother of the first author. The name is formed by the addition of the singular Latin genitive case suffix -ae to the first name of a female person; the orthography of an eponym is unchangeable and is not dependent on the generic name in which the epithet is applied.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Brazil: Minas Gerais, Viçosa, -20.761430, -42.862560, 25.vii.2019 (G. Amaro). Primary type depository: CELC. Primary type specimen: ANTWEB1047947.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 24 paratype workers, 2 paratype queens, 1 paratype male. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype worker Bazil: Bahia, Ilhéus, CEPEC - Herbário do Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau, -14.790194, -39.213208, x.1986 (J. Delabie); 5 paratype workers, 1 paratype dealate queen Bazil: Minas Gerais, Viçosa, Fundos Entomologia, -20.758200, -42.867617, 25.vii.2019 (D. de Souza & J. Chaul); 1 paratype alate queen, 1 paratype male Viçosa, -20.761430, -42.862560, 25.vii.2019 (G. Amaro); 1 paratype worker Viçosa, -20.761430, -42.862560, 25.vii.2019 (G. Amaro); 1 paratype worker Viçosa, -20.761430, -42.862560, 25.vii.2019 (G. Amaro); 1 paratype worker Viçosa, Mata do Paraíso, -20.805528, -42.853417, 12.vii.2016 (A.P. Raimundo, L. Ferreira, J. Chaul & L. Paolucci); 1 paratype worker Viçosa, Mata do Paraíso, -20.80395, -42.85510, 17.iv.2021 (G. Figueiredo & J. Chaul); 2 paratype workers Viçosa, Mata São Geraldo SG, -20.816667, -42.916667, i.2010 (L. Audino); 12 paratype workers Viçosa, Mata da Biologia, -20.757517, -42.865306, 25.viii.2023 (G. Figueiredo & C.D. Santos). Secondary type depositories: CASC, CELC, CPDC, DZUP, INPA, JTLC, MZUSP, PSWC, UFVB. Secondary type specimens: MZSPHYM0136551, UFV-LABECOL-011016, UFV-LABECOL-005124, UFV-LABECOL-010956, ANTWEB1047554 to ANTWEB1047563, ANTWEB1047924 to ANTWEB1047929, ANTWEB1047946, ANTWEB1053546, ANTWEB1053547, ANTWEB1053564, UFVLABECOL-005123 (dealate queen), ANTWEB1047948 (alate queen), ANTWEB1047950 (male).
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Mycetomoellerius janildae Species Valid Original combination