Protonym: Temnothorax lixia
Authorship Qian & Xu, 2024: 42, fig. 28
Forms w.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality CHINA (Sichuan)
Etymology The specific epithet refers to ‘lixia’, one of the 24 Solar Terms of China.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Sichuan Province, Kangding County, Pengta Town, Tongling Village, 30.501231° N, 102.300811° E, 2450 m a.s.l., 31.viii.2005, Winkler sample from Pinus yunnanensis forest (Zheng-Hui Xu). Primary type depository: SWFU. Primary type specimen: SWFU A05-945.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 3 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 2 paratype workers with same data as holotype; 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype except 2500 m a.s.l., 2.ix.2005, foraging on the ground. Secondary type depository: SWFU. Secondary type specimens: SWFU A05-869, SWFU A05-945.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Temnothorax lixia Species Valid Original combination