Protonym: Pheidole susannae r. obscurior
Authorship Forel, 1886b: xliv
Forms s.w.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality BRAZIL (Rio de Janeiro)
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Longino, 2009: 79). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Rio de Janeiro (Naegeli). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype minor worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG.
Type notes Wilson, 2003a: 330 comments, “Major and minor compared with lectotype and paralectotype by E.O. Wilson”, but no lectotype designation exists prior to Longino, 2009: 79. Casadei-Ferreira et al., 2020: 12, incorrectly state lectotype “here designated”.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Pheidole obscurior Species Valid
Pheidole susannae obscurior Subspecies Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Pheidole obscurior Forel, 1886
Original combination