Protonym: Vollenhovia yasmeenae
Authorship Akbar et al., 2023: 96, figs. 1, 12
Forms w.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality INDIA (Kerala)
Etymology The specific epithet is a Latinized noun in genitive, derived from the first name of Jammu and Kashmir’s first female Director of Colleges, Dr Yasmeen Ashai, for her service to higher education in the region.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: India: Kerala, Silent Valley National Park, 11°09′ N, 76°44′ E, alt. 900 m, 25.ix.2011, Winkler extraction method (S.A. Akbar). Primary type depository: PUAC. Primary type specimen: PUAC0038.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 6 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 3 paratype workers with same data as holotype; 3 paratype workers Kerala, Silent Valley National Park, near Badriya Juma Masjid, Mukkali, 11°06′ N, 76°53′ E, alt. 700 m, 20.xii.2013, Winkler extraction method (S.A. Akbar). Secondary type depository: PUAC. Secondary type specimens: PUAC0039 to PUAC0044.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Vollenhovia yasmeenae Species Valid Original combination