Protonym: Nylanderia breviscapa
Authorship Williams et al., 2025: 559, 8-16
Forms w.q.m.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality MEXICO (Chiapas)
Etymology The species epithet combines ‘brevis’ (L. = short) and ‘scapus’ (L. = stalk), referring to the relatively short antennal scapes of this species.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Mexico: Chiapas, 2km SE Custepec, 15.72197 -92.94163 ±100m, elev. 1850m, 17.v.2008, ridge oak forest, sifted litter, (R.S. Anderson) #RSA2008-010. Primary type depository: USNM. Primary type specimen: USNMENT01131317.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 6 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen, 4 paratype males. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: MNCR, USNM. Secondary type specimens: USNMENT01130960, USNMENT01131318, USNMENT01131319, USNMENT01131868, USNMENT01131869, USNMENT01131870, USNMENT01131320, USNMENT01131321, USNMENT01131322, USNMENT01131962, USNMENT01132155.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Nylanderia breviscapa Species Valid Original combination