Protonym: Temnothorax qiu
Authorship Qian & Xu, 2024: 48, fig. 32
Forms w.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality CHINA (Sichuan)
Etymology The specific epithet refers to ‘qiu’, one of the four seasons.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Sichuan Province, Yanyuan County, Boda Town, Hebian Village, 27.375331° N, 101.288239° E, 2280 m a.s.l., 25.vii.2018, soil sample from Pinus yunnanensis forest (Zhao Huang). Primary type depository: SWFU. Primary type specimen: SWFU C18-561.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 13 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 8 paratype workers with same data as holotype; 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype except ground sample from Pinus yunnanensis forest; 4 paratype workers Sichuan Province, Yanbian County, Gaoping Town, Gaoping Pass, 26°46′23.11″ N, 101°31′12.93″ E, 2250 m a.s.l., 19.x.2018, ground sample from semi-evergreen broadleaf forest (Chao Chen). Secondary type depository: SWFU. Secondary type specimens: SWFU C18-561, SWFU C18-571, SWFU C18-577, SWFU C18-2461, SWFU C18-2480, SWFU C18-2496.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Temnothorax qiu Species Valid Original combination