Protonym: Aphomomyrmex muralti
Authorship Forel, 1910f: 449
Forms w.
Bioregion Afrotropic
Locality SOUTH AFRICA
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: South Africa: Natal (L. von Muralt). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Type notes Snelling, 1979b: 4, suspected that “Natal” was a mislabelling, and that the correct type locality of Aphomomyrmex muralti was Cameroon. Because of this South Africa is not included in the distribution data for Aphomomyrmex afer.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Aphomomyrmex muralti Species Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Aphomomyrmex afer Emery, 1899
Original combination