Protonym: Leptomesites escheri
Authorship Kutter, 1948: 287, figs. 1-7
Forms w.q.l.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality INDIA (Tamil Nadu)
Primary type information Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen. Primary type localities: India: Travancore, nr Vandaravu, W of Palni Hills, 1000-1500 m., 10.iv.1927 (K. Escher), India: Pumbarai, Plateau of Palni Hills (2 places), 2000 m., 27-31.iii.1927 (K. Escher), Kodaikanal, a few km. from Pumbarai (3 places), 2200 m., 21.iii.-17.iv.1927 (K. Escher). Primary type depository: NHMB.
Type notes Baroni Urbani, 1977c: 463, cites 6 worker syntypes.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Leptanilla escheri Species Valid
Leptomesites escheri Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Leptanilla escheri (Kutter, 1948)
Original combination