Protonym: Polyrhachis fellowesi
| Authorship | Wong & Guénard, 2020: 26, figs. 15, 16 |
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| Forms | w.q. |
| Bioregion | Indomalaya |
| Locality | CHINA (Hong Kong, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang) |
| Etymology | The specific name is dedicated to Dr. John R. Fellowes, who first discovered the ant in Hong Kong as well as in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, and has provided samples and information on the specimens that were collected before 2000 in China and Hong Kong used in this study. We also recognize here his great contributions to myrmecology in the region. |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Country Park, 22.267818°N, 114.140483°E, 221 m., 24.vii.2019 (S.P. Yau & C.M. Leong). Primary type depository: HKUC. Primary type specimen: WTL0007. |
| Secondary type information | Type-material: 8 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype worker Hong Kong, Shing Mun, 220 m., 22.vi.1992 (J.R. Fellowes), 2 paratype workers Hong Kong, E New Territories, Tai Mong Tsai, 60-90 m., FS Wood, 1.viii.1996 (J.R. Fellowes), 1 paratype worker Hong Kong, Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Garden, 264 m., 14.ix.2015, P-T1S0 (R.H. Lee), 1 paratype worker, 1 paratype queen China: Guangdong Prov., Ding Hu Shan, 280 m., 6.v.1998 (J.R. Fellowes), 1 paratype worker China: Guangxi Prov., Noon Gang, 5.v.1998 (J.R. Fellowes), 1 paratype worker China: Zhejiang Prov., Gutianshan, CSP 16, 309 m., NW 10 (A. Schulz). Secondary type depository: HKUC. Secondary type specimens: ANTWEB1016093, ANTWEB1016098, ANTWEB1016099, RHL02450, RHL003412, ANTWEB1015769, ANTWEB1015770. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Polyrhachis fellowesi | Species | Valid | Original combination |