Protonym: Veromessor smithi
| Authorship | Cole, 1963a: 678, figs. 1-4 |
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| Forms | w.q.m. |
| Bioregion | Nearctic |
| Locality | U.S.A. (Nevada) |
| Etymology | This species was named after Dr. M.R. Smith, who spent numerous years dedicated to the meticulous study of ants. (Source: Johnson et al., 2022: 88.) |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Nevada, Mercury, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission test site, 3300 ft, 15.vii.1962, NEV-721 (A.C. Cole). Primary type depository: LACM. Primary type specimen: LACMENT164497. |
| Secondary type information | Secondary type material: >132 paratype workers, >19 paratype queens, >16 paratype males. Secondary type locality: paratypes: with same data as holotype, and with same data as holotype but 15.vii.1962 NEV-722, 17.vii.1962 NEV-739, 4.vii.1962 NEV-741, 20.vi.1962 NEV-744, -745, -757, -758, 23.vi.1962 NEV-759. Secondary type depositories: AMNH, DRIR, FMNH, LACM, MCZC, UATA, USNM. |
| Type notes | Numbers of paratypes not stated in original description, “a long series”; numbers recorded here are from Johnson et al., 2022: 86, but they omit several depositories cited in the original description. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Messor smithi | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Veromessor smithi Cole, 1963
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| Veromessor smithi | Species | Valid | Original combination |