Protonym: Cerapachys nayana
| Authorship | Bharti & Akbar, 2013a: 90, figs. 3B, 4B, 17-22, table 1 |
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| Forms | w. eq. |
| Bioregion | Indomalaya |
| Locality | INDIA (Kerala, Karnataka) |
| Etymology | The species epithet is Sanskrit for “eyes”, in reference to the large eye size of the species. |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: India: Kerala, Silent Valley Nat. Park, 11°5’N, 76°26’E, 897 m., 25.ix.2011, hand picking (S.A. Akbar). Primary type depository: PUAC. |
| Secondary type information | Secondary type material: 10 paratype workers, 4 paratype ergatoid queens. Secondary type localities: 2 paratype workers, 1 paratype ergatoid queen with same data as for holotype, 6 paratype workers, 2 paratype ergatoid queens Karnataka, Gundlupet, 11°8’N, 76°68’E, 800 m., 27.ix.2010 (S.A. Akbar), 2 paratype workers, 1 paratype ergatoid queen Kerala, Periyar Tiger Reserve, 9°46’N, 77°14’E, 1005 m., 10.x.2011 (S.A. Akbar). Secondary type depositories: BMNH, PUAC. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Cerapachys nayana | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Lioponera nayana (Bharti & Akbar, 2013)
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Original combination |
| Lioponera nayana | Species | Valid |