Protonym: Myrmecina davisoni
Authorship MacGown, 2023: 112, figs. 2A, 4A, 5, 6
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Nearctic
Locality U.S.A. (Alabama)
Etymology This species is named in honor of Paul Davison, naturalist and professor of biology at the University of North Alabama. Paul’s enthusiasm and passion for nature and education is unquenchable.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Alabama, Lauderdale County, Wildwood Park in Florence, 34.80911 -87.69828, 27.iv.2017, Plot 2, Colony in artificial plaster cavity under leaf litter beneath oak trees (P. G. Davison & T. I. Heinkel). Primary type depository: MEM. Primary type specimen: MEM 455,106.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paratype worker, 1 paratype dealate queen. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: MEM. Secondary type specimens: MEM 455,107, MEM 455,108 (queen).
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Myrmecina davisoni Species Valid Original combination