Protonym: Tetramorium caespitum var. brevicorne
Authorship Bondroit, 1918: 108
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality FRANCE (Corsica)
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype queen (by designation of Sanetra et al., 1999: 333). Primary type locality: lectotype France: Corsica, “Corse var. Revel”. Primary type depository: MSNG.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 17 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype queen, 2 paralectotype males (one fragmentary). Secondary type localities: 8 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype queen, 2 paralectotype males with same data, 6 paralectotype workers Italy: Sardinia, Asuni, 3 paralectotype workers Sardinia, Sorgono (A. Krausse). Secondary type depositories: MSNG, NHMB.
Type notes A series of workers from Corsica, Evisa, ix.1922 (NHMB), mentioned as paralectotypes by Sanetra et al., 1999: 333, must be excluded as the date of collection is far too late.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Tetramorium brevicorne Species Valid
Tetramorium caespitum brevicorne Subspecies Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Tetramorium brevicorne Bondroit, 1918
Original combination