Protonym: Zasphinctus sahyadriensis
Authorship Sadasivan & Kripakaran, 2022: 21376, figs. 1, 7-9, 11
Forms w.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality INDIA (Kerala)
Etymology The epithet sahyadriensis is masculine and derived from the Sanskrit and regional Malayalam language word ‘Sahyadri’, denoting the Western Ghats.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: India: Kerala State, Thiruvananthapuram District, Agasthyamalai, Ponmudi, 600 m, 15.x.2015, under small rock, forest floor, mixed evergreen forest (Manoj Kripakaran). Primary type depository: NCBS. Primary type specimen: NRC-AA-3760.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 3 paratype workers (in alcohol). Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: TNHS, ZSI. Secondary type specimens: NRC-AA-3761, TARG-1013, TARG-1014.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Zasphinctus sahyadriensis Species Valid Original combination