Entomology 23781: Temnothorax politus

Entomology 23781
Temnothorax politus
whole animal (pointed)

Syntype of Macromischa polita

4 miles up Santa Cruz River from Tucson
North America: United States: Arizona: Pima
9-13-38
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Identifications

Temnothorax politus (Smith, M.R., 1939)

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apocrita Vespoidea Formicidae Myrmicinae Formicoxenini Temnothorax politus

Identified by Stefan P. Cover on 2014-07-08
Nature of ID: taxonomic revision

Macromischa polita M. R. Smith 1939

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apocrita Vespoidea Formicidae Myrmicinae Formicoxenini Macromischa polita

Identified by Marion R. Smith on 1939-12-31
Nature of ID: type ID

Citations

Smith 1939, Page 506, Syntype of Macromischa polita

Locality and Collecting Event Details

Continent/Ocean:	North America
Country:	United States
State/Province:	Arizona
County:	Pima
Specific Locality:	4 miles up Santa Cruz River from Tucson
Verbatim Locality:	4 mi up Sta Cruz Riv. from Tucson Ariz
Collecting Source:	wild caught
Coordinates:	32.501307° -111.349449° (Datum: WGS84) , Error: 3036 m
	Nelson Rios; 2018-10-03; Source: GEOLocate batch georeferencing, 2018-10-03
	Coordinate Remarks: [UNDER REVIEW; GEOLOCATE_SCORE: 43; GEOLOCATE_PRECISION: Low; GEOLOCATE_NUMRESULTS: 2]
Collecting Date:	9-13-38

Collectors

Robert G. Wesson

Identifiers

type number: 23781

Part Details

Part Name	Condition	Disposition	#	Remarks
whole animal (pointed)	good, tentative	on loan	2
caste=worker determined date=2015-09-23 determined by=Rachel L. Hawkins

Remarks: Labels: 4 mi up Sta Cruz Riv. from Tucson Ariz 9-13-38 R.G. Wesson 6i j; No. 53249 USNM cotype; MCZ Paratype 23781; Macromischa polita M. R. Smith

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