Protonym: Schismiscapus exstinctum
Authorship Varela-Hernández et al., 2022: 1210, figs. 1B-D, 2A-D, 3
Forms w.
Locality MEXICO (Mexican amber, Miocene)
Etymology The specific epithet exstinctum is a Latin noun that refers to the fossil condition of the species.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Mexico: Chiapas, Simojovel, La Pimienta site: 17°09ʹ11” N, 92°46ʹ08” W, Mazantic shale and Balumtum sandstone strata, Miocene, in amber. Primary type depository: CPAL-UAEM. Primary type specimen: CPAL.447.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 137 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: CPAL-UAEM. Secondary type specimens: CPAL.448/1 to CPAL.448/137 (in a single amber piece).
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Schismiscapus exstinctum Species Valid Original combination