Temnothorax liqiu Qian & Xu, 2024: 40, fig. 27 (w.) CHINA (Sichuan). Palearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Sichuan Province, Muli County, Xiamaidi Town, Mianbu Pass, 27.687339° N, 101.221072° E, 3280 m a.s.l., 26.vii.2018, soil sample from alpine conifer forest (Zhao Huang). Primary type depository: SWFU. Primary type specimen: SWFU C18-795. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 13 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 3 paratype workers with same data as holotype; 1 paratype worker Sichuan Province, Muli County, Xiamaidi Town, Mianbu Pass, 27.687339° N, 101.221072° E, 3280 m a.s.l., 26.vii.2018, soil sample from alpine conifer forest (Zhao Huang); 9 paratype workers Sichuan Province, Muli County, Liziping Town, Mahuanggou, 28.087486° N, 101.172733° E, 3040 m a.s.l., 30.vii.2018, soil sample from Pinus yunnanensis forest (Yu-Cheng He). Secondary type depository: SWFU. Secondary type specimens: SWFU C18-794, SWFU C18-795, SWFU C18-1407.