Protonym: Veromessor lariversi
| Authorship | Smith, 1951d: 94 |
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| Forms | w. |
| Bioregion | Nearctic |
| Locality | U.S.A. (Nevada) |
| Etymology | This species was named after Ira La Rivers, biologist at University of Nevada, Reno, who collected the type series. (Source: Johnson et al., 2022: 54.) |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Nevada, Washoe County, Mullen Gap (5 mi W Pyramid Lake), Pyramid Mining Dist., Nevada Dominion Mine, 8.vi.1951 (I. La Rivers). Primary type depository: USNM. Primary type specimen: USNMENT00529582. |
| Secondary type information | Secondary type material: 38 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: LACM, MCZC, USNM. |
| Type notes | The original description says that 15 paratypes “have been returned to Dr La Rivers”; whereabouts unknown. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Messor lariversi | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Veromessor lariversi Smith, 1951
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| Veromessor lariversi | Species | Valid | Original combination |