Protonym: Strumigenys scutica
Authorship Tang & Guénard, 2023: 109, fig. 37, tables 2, 10
Forms w.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality CHINA (Hainan)
Etymology The species is named after the presence of flagellate setae on its gaster. The epithet ‘scutica’ is the nominative singular of the Latin noun ‘scutica’ (meaning ‘lash’).
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Hainan Province, Bawangling, BWLP12, 19.09324° N, 109.20006° E, 4.vii.2016, Winkler, 12 random, primary forest, collection code IBBL HNA-00953 (L. Wang). Primary type depository: LKCNHM. Primary type specimen: ANTWEB1011923.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 13 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: HKBM. Secondary type specimens: ANTWEB1011881, ANTWEB1011918 to ANTWEB1011922, ANTWEB1011924 to ANTWEB1011930
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Strumigenys scutica Species Valid Original combination