Myrmelastes Humaythae Bird
Myrmelastes Humaythae Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Sclateria schistacea humaythae Bull.Br.Orn.Club 19 p. 51
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Myrmelastes
Taxonomy Code: humant1
Type Locality: Humaytha, Rio Madeira, Brazil.
Author: Hellmayr
Publish Year: 1907
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
MYRMELASTES
(Thamnophilidae; Ϯ Plumbeous Antbird M. hyperythrus) Gr. μυρμηξ murmēx, μυρμηκος murmēkos ant; λαστης lastēs robber < λῃστευω lēisteuō to rob; "MYRMELASTES. Rostrum forte, ad basin latum, loris et regione oculari denudatis: alæ modicæ ad caudæ dimidium attingentes: cauda modica, rotundata: pedes validi, tarsis modice longis, acrotarsiis divisis, paratarsiis integris; digitis elongatis, validiusculis ... MYRMELASTES PLUMBEUS, sp. nov. ... The British Museum possesses both sexes of this fine, strong Ant-thrush ... The female has so nearly the same general appearance as Thamnophilus hyperythrus ♂, that they might easily be confounded at first sight" (P. Sclater 1858).
Synon. Schistocichla.
humaythae
Humaytha (= Humaita), Rio Madeira, Brazil.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)