| Authorship |
Sadasivan & Kripakaran, 2022:
21371, figs. 1-6
|
| Forms |
w. |
| Bioregion |
Indomalaya |
| Locality |
INDIA (Kerala) |
| Etymology |
The specific epithet gibbosum (from Latin ‘gibbosus’, meaning protruding or humpbacked) is a singular neuter adjective in the nominative case and refers to the hump-like protuberance on the mesonotum, characteristic of the species. |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: India: Kerala State, Idukki District, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Vallakadavu, 900 m, 23.v.2016, tray sifting loose soil under decaying log, forest floor, primary evergreen forest (Kalesh Sadasivan). Primary type depository: NCBS. Primary type specimen: NRC-AA-3758. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 3 paratype workers (2 in alcohol). Secondary type locality: same as for holotype except 930 m, 28.iii.2021. Secondary type depositories: NCBS, ZSI. Secondary type specimens: NRC-AA-3759, TARG-1009 (in alcohol), TARG-1010 (in alcohol). |
