Pseudoneoponera bispinosa

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  bispinosa. Pachycondyla bispinosa Smith, F. 1858b: 107 (w.) INDIA. [Note: not Australia as originally indicated; see Forel, 1886d: 246; Forel, 1900d: 326; Bingham, 1903: 97.] Combination in Bothroponera: Emery, 1889b: 495; Bingham, 1903: 97; in Pachycondyla (Bothroponera): Emery, 1901a: 45; in Bothroponera: Joma & Mackay, 2013: 2; in Pseudoneoponera: Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014: 135. Junior synonym of rufipes: Forel, 1886d: 246. Revived from synonymy: Emery, 1889b: 495; Forel, 1900d: 326; Bingham, 1903: 97.

Holotype (presumed) worker in. Labelled “type. Sm. Coll. 79. 32.” No locality is given. In the original description Smith gives the type-locality as “Australia?.” There is thus no proof that this specimen is in fact the holotype. If the “79” refers to 1879, that would rule out this specimen.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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