Protonym: Camponotus bozaka
Authorship Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022: 63, figs. 26A, 28B, 48
Forms s.w.
Bioregion Malagasy
Locality MADAGASCAR
Etymology This new name bozaka is a singular non-Latin noun used in apposition and is derived from the Malagasy word for “dried grass” in reference to the abundant grassland where this species occurs.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker (caste not indicated). Primary type locality: Madagascar: Province Fianarantsoa, Parc National d’Andringitra, Plateau d’Andohariana, 39.8 km 204° Ambalavao, -22.18767, 46.90083, 2150 m, rubicole thicket at base of cliff, under stone, 16.iv.2006, collection code: BLF13773 (B.L. Fisher et al.). Primary type depository: CAS. Primary type specimen: CASENT0217309.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paratype major worker. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: CAS. Secondary type specimen: CASENT0071370.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Camponotus bozaka Species Valid Original combination