Abstract
The present catalogue lists ant types of 12 traditional Myrmicinae ant tribes (Adelomyrmecini, Basicerotini, Blepharidattini, Crematogastrini, Formicoxenini, Lenomyrmecini, Myrmicini, Phalacromyrmecini, Pheidolini, Stegomyrmecini, Stenammini and Tetramoriini) housed in the Formicidae Collection of the Hymenoptera Laboratory, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo (MZSP), Brazil, completing the publication of Myrmicinae types deposited in this institution. We adopted the traditional classification for Myrmicinae tribes to follow the already published catalogues regarding the Attini, Cephalotini, Dacetini and Solenopsidini and published catalogues in this series. In total, the present catalogue includes types of 213 nominal species, of which 169 are still valid. Twelve species listed here are represented by holotypes only, 28 by holotypes and paratypes, 102 species by paratypes only, 65 species by syntypes, and five species by lectotypes and paralectotypes. We record the label information, morphological condition of the specimens, nomenclatural changes, and type status, following the recommendations of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN).
Highlights
The Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP) houses today one of the leading zoological collections of Latin America, summing approximately 10 million liquid or dry preserved specimens (Landim, 2011)
M.A. et al.: Types of twelve traditional Myrmicinae tribes housed in MZSP
As proposed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1999) when treating institutional responsibilities – “every institution in which name-bearing types are deposited should make them accessible for studies, publish lists of namebearing types in its possession or custody, and so far as possible, communicate information concerning name-bearing types” – we are publishing a series of catalogues listing the ant type specimens deposited in MZSP collection
Summary
The Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP) houses today one of the leading zoological collections of Latin America, summing approximately 10 million liquid or dry preserved specimens (Landim, 2011). The MZSP Formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) collection holds one of the most important collections worldwide for the Neotropical region, regarding to the number of types, species and specimens, as well geographic coverage, due to the acquisition of the Kempf-Borgmeier collection in 1977 (Brandão, 1991; Klingenberg & Brandão, 2005) and material more recently added by several collaborators, including C.R.F. Brandão (curator since 1981), his students and associates, especially from localities not represented before (Esteves et al, 2011). As proposed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1999) when treating institutional responsibilities – “every institution in which name-bearing types are deposited should make them accessible for studies, publish lists of namebearing types in its possession or custody, and so far as possible, communicate information concerning name-bearing types” – we are publishing a series of catalogues listing the ant type specimens deposited in MZSP collection. Our aim is to encourage further studies on ant taxonomy and to avoid unnecessary movement of precious, sometimes unique, specimens
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