Protonym: Aenictus yangi
Authorship Liu et al., 2015: 38, figs. 3A, 4A–D
Forms w.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality CHINA (Yunnan)
Etymology The new species is dedicated to Da-Rong Yang from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Yunnan Prov., Xishuangbanna, Man Sai Village, 21°51’34.4’’N, 101°16’39.6’’E, 680 m., 12.vii.2013, young rainforest, leaf litter (B. Blanchard, B. Guénard & C. Liu). Primary type depository: KIZK. Primary type specimen: CASENT0735503.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 14 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, CASC, HLMD, KIZK, MCZC, MHNG, NHMB, PUAC, SKYC, TNHM.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Aenictus yangi Species Valid Original combination