Protonym: Temnothorax bailu
Authorship Qian & Xu, 2024: 7, fig. 3
Forms w.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality CHINA (Tibet)
Etymology The specific epithet refers to ‘bailu’, one of the 24 Solar Terms of China.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker, SWFU A10-3265. Primary type locality: China: Tibet, Chayu County, Zhuwagen Town, Jiangtuo Village, 28°36.771′ N, 97°18.411′ E, 2050 m a.s.l., 30viii.2010, canopy sample of Pinus yunnanensis forest (Xia Liu). Primary type depository: SWFU. Primary type specimen: ANTWEB1060578.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 12 paratype workers, SWFU A08-427. Secondary type locality: 11 paratype workers with same data as holotype; 1 paratype worker Tibet, Motuo County, Damu Town, 80K, 29.623692° N, 95.488817° E, 1750 m a.s.l., 15.v.2008, foraging on plants of monsoon evergreen broadleaf forest (Zheng-Hui Xu). Secondary type depository: SWFU.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Temnothorax bailu Species Valid Original combination