Protonym: Polyrhachis longipilosa
Authorship Jaitrong et al., 2023: 458, fig. 7
Forms w.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality THAILAND
Etymology The specific epithet “longipilosa” is a Latin word meaning “with long hairs” and refers to the hairs on body compared with the very short or missing standing hairs in other species of the Polyrhachis flavicornis species group.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Thailand: W Thailand, Kanchanaburi Prov., Thong Pha Phum Dist., Ban Sahakorn Nikhon, dry evergreen forest, canopy, 25 m from ground, 8.xi.2021, TH21-WJT-789 (W. Jaitrong). Primary type depository: THNHM. Primary type specimen: THNHM-I-26206.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 11 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: THNHM. Secondary type specimens: THNHM-I-26207 to THNHM-I-26217.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Polyrhachis longipilosa Species Valid Original combination