| Authorship |
Salata et al., 2024:
36, figs. 29-34, 64
|
| Forms |
w.q. |
| Bioregion |
Palearctic |
| Locality |
CYPRUS |
| Etymology |
Named after Cerastes (horned ones) [Greek Κεραστές], a group of men native to Cyprus, who Aphrodite transformed into a tribe of bull-horned centaurs, as punishment for murdering foreign visitors to the island (probably pilgrims visiting the goddess' famous shrine). They were born of Gaia, the Earth, when Zeus accidentally impregnated her during a failed attempt to couple with the goddess Aphrodite. We gave this name from the propodeum's protruding spines (resembling horns). |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Cyprus: Paphos, Cedar Valley loc. 2, 34.99092, 32.68846, 1138 m, 22.iv.2022 (L. Borowiec). Primary type depository: MNHW. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 41 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: JDC, MNHW, ZMUA. |
