Protonym: Ceratobasis disciger
| Authorship | Mayr, 1887: 581 |
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| Forms | w. |
| Bioregion | Neotropic |
| Locality | BRAZIL (Santa Catarina) |
| Etymology | From the Greek, “disci”, variant of “dískos”: disco; “Gerous” = “ger”, a derivative of the Latin “gerere” which means to possess, to carry + “ous”, a Latin suffix that forms adjectives that in general mean “to possess, full of” a certain quality. Dr. Gustav Mayr must have named this species based on the shape of the vertexal margin, whose rounded corners form a distinct cephalic disc. (Source: Probst & Brandão, 2022: 32.) |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Brazil: Santa Catarina (no collector’s name). Primary type depository: NHMW. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Basiceros disciger | Species | Valid | |
| Ceratobasis disciger | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Basiceros disciger (Mayr, 1887)
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Original combination |