Protonym: Epopostruma topendi
Authorship Pettit & Andersen, 2021: 142, fig. 1a-d
Forms w.
Bioregion Australasia
Locality AUSTRALIA (Northern Territory)
Etymology The name is a non-Latin noun (and thus invariant), named after the Top End region of the Northern Territory in which the specimens were recorded.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Australia: Northern Territory, Nitmiluk National Park, 14°14’02’’S, 132°14’28’’E, iv-v.2015, pitfall trap, sandstone woodland (S. Oberprieler). Primary type depository: ANIC. Primary type specimen: 32 163815.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paratype worker. Secondary type locality: Australia: Northern Territory, Taracumbi, Melville Island, 11°37’08’’S, 130°42’12’’E, 27–30.vii.2009, pitfall trap, savanna woodland (M. Pettit). Secondary type depositories: ANIC. Secondary type specimen: 32 163816.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Epopostruma topendi Species Valid Original combination