Protonym: Aphaenogaster transversa
Authorship Huang & Zhong, 2023: 5, figs. 3, 4
Forms w.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality CHINA (Yunnan)
Etymology The Latin specific epithet ‘transversa” derives from the Latin “trānsversa (fem.)” meaning crosswise, and refers to the transverse rugose sculpture all over the head and mesosoma.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Yunnan, Lijiang City, Yongsheng County, Rabbit Mountain, about 26°54′N, 100°34′E, 2700-3200 m alt. (exact data not available), v.2022 (G.U. Jincai). Primary type depository: KIZ. Primary type specimen: KIZ0132770.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 3 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: KIZ. Secondary type specimens: KIZ0132771, KIZ0132772, KIZ0132773.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Aphaenogaster transversa Species Valid Original combination