| Authorship |
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2022:
120, figs. 34B, 35A, 37A, 63
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| Forms |
s.w. |
| Bioregion |
Malagasy |
| Locality |
MADAGASCAR |
| Etymology |
The species name kelimaso is a non-latin word derived from the Malagasy word for “small eye”. It refers to the fact that its compound eyes are small compared to those of other species in the subgenus Camponotus (Myrmosaga). |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker (caste not indicated). Primary type locality: Madagascar: Province Antsiranana, PN Marojejy, Manantenina River, 27.6 km 35° NE Andapa, 9.6 km 327° NNW Manantenina, -14.435, 49.76, 775 m, rainforest, ex rotten log, 16.xi.2003, collection code: BLF09010 (B.L. Fisher et al.). Primary type depository: CAS. Primary type specimen: CASENT0487718. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 3 paratype minor workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: CAS, NHMUK, PBZT. Secondary type specimen: CASENT0837635, CASENT0837636, CASENT0837637. |
