Protonym: Camponotus atimo
Authorship Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 46, figs. 24A, 26B, 30A, 43
Forms s.w.
Bioregion Malagasy
Locality MADAGASCAR
Etymology This new name atimo is a singular non-Latin noun used in apposition, derived from the Malagasy word for “south” in reference to the restricted distribution of the species to the southern half of Madagascar.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype minor worker. Primary type locality: Madagascar: Province Toliara: 3.5 km 236° SW Marovato, -25.55389, 45.25583, 230 m, spiny forest/thicket, ex rotten log, 14.ii.2002, collection code: BLF05595 (B.L. Fisher, C.E. Griswold, and Arthropod Team). Primary type depository: CAS. Primary type specimen: CASENT0454042.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paratype major worker. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: CAS. Secondary type specimen: CASENT0454043.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Camponotus atimo Species Valid Original combination