Protonym: Iridomyrmex melleus
| Authorship | Wheeler, 1908a: 151, pl. 12, figs. 15, 16 |
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| Forms | w.q.m. |
| Bioregion | Neotropic |
| Locality | PUERTO RICO |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Wild, 2007a: 68). Primary type locality: lectotype Puerto Rico: Monte Morales, iii.1906 (W.M. Wheeler) (by restriction of Wild, 2007a: 68). Primary type depository: MCZC. |
| Secondary type information | Secondary type material: 55 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MCZC, MHNG. |
| Type notes | 1) Other original syntype localities: Puerto Rico: Arecibo, Utuado, Monte Mandios, Coamo Springs, and Vega Baja, all iii.1906 (W.M. Wheeler). 2) Shattuck, 1994: 126, cites ca 48 worker, 1 queen syntypes; neither Shattuck nor Wild mention syntype males. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Iridomyrmex melleus | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Linepithema melleus (Wheeler, 1908)
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Original combination |
| Linepithema melleus | Species |
Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Linepithema iniquum (Mayr, 1870)
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