| Authorship |
Gu et al., 2025:
24, fig. 25
|
| Forms |
w. |
| Bioregion |
Indomalaya |
| Locality |
CHINA (Guangxi) |
| Etymology |
The specific epithet planodorsum is a Latin compound derived from planus (flat) and dorsum (back), referring to the characteristically flattened mesosomal dorsum that distinguishes this species from its congeners. The name highlights this key diagnostic morphological feature observed in the worker caste. |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Guangxi, Dayaoshan, 24.3215° N, 110.1021° E, 230 m, 10.vii.2022 (Defu Chen). Primary type depository: GXNU. Primary type specimen: GXNU238761. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 1 paratype worker. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: GXNU. |
