Protonym: Meranoplus excavatus
Authorship Clark, 1938: 367, fig. 6
Forms w.
Bioregion Australasia
Locality AUSTRALIA (South Australia: Reevesby I.)
Primary type information Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “several”). Type-locality: Australia: Reevesby I. (J. Clark). Type-depository: ANIC (1 probable syntype).
Type notes Taylor, 1990d: 32, comments that “the sole pin labelled “typus” in MVIC (= MVMA) has lost both specimens from its card points, its labels are identical to those of the ANIC (?) syntype”.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Meranoplus excavatus Species Valid Original combination