Plagiolepis schmitzii Forel 1895

Azores, Madeira

Extant: 1 valid subspecies

Plagiolepis pygmaea var. schmitzii Forel, 1895e PDF: 231 (w.q.) PORTUGAL (Madeira I.). Afrotropic. Primary type information: Seifert, 2020 10.3897/dez.67.53199 PDF: Published type locality: Serra d’Agua, Madeira (Seminardirektor P. E. Schmitz) [32.727°N, 17.027°W, 347 m alt.]. Lectotype gyne labelled Pl. pygmaea Latr. v. schmitzii For. Madeira (Schmitz), ANTWEB CASENT0909858 (deposited at MHNG), LECTOTYPE (upper) Plagiolepis pygmaea var. schmitzi Forel, 1895 desig. Wetterer & Espadaler. Secondary type information: Seifert, 2020 10.3897/dez.67.53199 PDF: Nine paratype workers at MHNG collected by Schmitz in at least three localities in Madeira. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

[Misspelled as schulzi by Santschi, 1939d PDF: 77.].Santschi, 1911i PDF: 286 (m.).Subspecies of Plagiolepis pygmaea: Santschi, 1911i PDF: 286.Status as species: Santschi, 1920g PDF: 168; Emery, 1921d PDF: 315; Emery, 1925d PDF: 22; Santschi, 1939d PDF: 77; Bernard, 1945b PDF: 136; Cagniant, 1964 PDF: 90; Cagniant, 1966b PDF: 280; Bernard, 1967a PDF: 279 (redescription); Cagniant, 1968a PDF: 145; Baroni Cagniant, 1970c: 28; Urbani, 1971c: 171; Bernard, 1971: 8; Collingwood, 1978 PDF: 89 (in key); Collingwood, 1985 PDF: 297; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a PDF: 57; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b PDF: 280 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 336; Poldi et al., 1995: 7; Collingwood & Agosti, 1996 PDF: 362 (in key); Espadaler, 1997g PDF: 28; Collingwood & Prince, 1998: 22 (in key); Petrov, 2006 PDF: 105 (in key); Wetterer et al., 2007 PDF: 20; Boer, 2010: 46; Sharaf et al., 2011 PDF: 208 (redescription); Borowiec, 2014 PDF: 146 (see note in bibliography); Lebas et al., 2016: 232; Seifert, 2018: 251.Senior synonym of Plagiolepis barbara: Collingwood, 1978 PDF: 71; Bolton, 1995b: 335; Sharaf et al., 2011 PDF: 208.Senior synonym ofPlagiolepis crosi: Collingwood, 1978 PDF: 71; Bolton, 1995b: 335; Sharaf et al., 2011 PDF: 208.Senior synonym of Plagiolepis barbara madeirensis: Wetterer et al., 2007 PDF: 20; Sharaf et al., 2011 PDF: 208; Seifert, 2020 10.3897/dez.67.53199 PDF.Senior synonym of Plagiolepis pallescens polygyna: Seifert, 2020 10.3897/dez.67.53199 PDF.Senior synonym of Plagiolepis schmitzii tingitana: Seifert, 2020 10.3897/dez.67.53199 PDF.