Protonym: Camponotus hovahovoides
Authorship Forel, 1892o: 232
Forms s.w.q.m.
Bioregion Malagasy
Locality MADAGASCAR
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype minor worker (by designation of Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 104). Primary type locality: lectotype Madagascar: Forêt d’Andrangoloaka (Sikora). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0101335 (lectotype).
Secondary type information Secondary type material: paralectotype minor and major workers (number not stated), paralectotype queen, paralectotype male. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0101851 (major worker), CASENT0101629 (queen), CASENT0101759 (male). (Source: Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 104.)
Type notes This taxon is captioned as a species, but the text states, “Forme intermédiaire entre la race hova et la variété hovoides”.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Camponotus hova hovahovoides Subspecies Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Camponotus hovahovoides Forel, 1892
Camponotus hovahovoides Species Valid Original combination