Protonym: Metapone shanyii
Authorship Qi & Chen, 2024: 115, figs. 3, 4
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality CHINA (Yunnan)
Etymology This new species is named “shanyi” in honor of the late Chinese ant taxonomist, Mr. Shan-Yi Zhou, to commemorate his exceptional contributions to studying ant taxonomy in China.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Jinghong City, 21.470944°N, 100.610925°E, 27.v.2023 (Ying-Ke Yan). Primary type depository: GXNU. Primary type specimen: GXNU 238703.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 2 paratype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: GXNU, SWFU.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Metapone shanyii Species Valid Original combination