Spot-winged Antbird / Myrmelastes leucostigma
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Spot-winged Antbird
SCI Name:
Protonym: Percnostola leucostigma Orn.Brasil. Abth.2 p.86,160
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Myrmelastes
Taxonomy Code: spwant3
Type Locality: Cayenne, Marabitanas, Rio Vaupe, Barra do Rio Negro [ = Manaus]; type from Manaus.
Author: von Pelzeln
Publish Year: 1868
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.
leucostigma
Gr. λευκος leukos white; στιγμα stigma, στιγματος stigmatos spot < στιζω stizō to tattoo.
SUBSPECIES
Spot-winged Antbird (leucostigma)
SCI Name: Myrmelastes leucostigma leucostigma
leucostigma
Gr. λευκος leukos white; στιγμα stigma, στιγματος stigmatos spot < στιζω stizō to tattoo.
Spot-winged Antbird (infuscatus)
SCI Name: Myrmelastes leucostigma infuscatus
infuscata / infuscatus
L. infuscatus dusky < infuscare to make dark < infuscus dusky, blackish.
● ex “Curucáu Afeytado” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 365 (Phimosus).
● ex “Perroquet à franges souci” of Levaillant 1801-1805 (syn. Poicephalus robustus).
Spot-winged Antbird (subplumbeus)
SCI Name: Myrmelastes leucostigma subplumbeus
subplumbea / subplumbeus
L. sub beneath; plumbeus lead-coloured < plumbum lead (cf. Mod.L. subplumbeus pale grey).
Spot-winged Antbird (intensus)
SCI Name: Myrmelastes leucostigma intensus
intensum / intensus
L. intensus intense < intendere to strain.
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)
